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| Sylvan Learning of Woodridge |
| Encourage the Love of Reading |
 |  | | Reading is an adventure that begins early in a child's life and should extend beyond the classroom. Summer months are the perfect time to make reading fun and inspire children to develop a lifelong friendship with books.
Here are some tips that parents can use this summer to cultivate a love of reading in their children:
Allow kids to read what they like. Pick book topics that relate to their interests. Take your children to the library and help them select books that match their interests. Sylvan's free reading resource, Book Adventure, is also a great way to pick books that your child will like reading. Visit www.bookadventure.com today to get started.
Offer a variety of publications. Offer a multitude of choices when it comes to reading (such as magazines, newsletters, books, etc.,) so kids can make their own literary choices. Availability is key.
Encourage your kids to read everything and read aloud - food labels, street signs, store names, music lyrics, and even restaurant menus - all are great choices!
Make mail time fun. Give young readers "junk mail" and ask them to circle the words that they recognize. Encourage them to become the family's mailman by first reading the names printed on the mail, and then "delivering" the mail to specific family members.
Ensure books are always on-hand. Keep books in each car, at the house, at the homes of family members, etc. This ensures that a child can amuse himself or herself if a sibling's sports practice is running late, if you are caught in traffic, or visiting grandparents, for instance.
Schedule "library time." Just as a family schedules swimming practice, set a specific time aside for visiting the library. Young children especially love visiting their local library and enjoy browsing the bookshelves for books they can "take home" to read.
Create a book-on-tape. Encourage your child to read a book aloud and tape it. As a special gift or surprise, send the book-on-tape to a loved one with a special message.
Read before bedtime. Reading is relaxing. If your schedule permits, allow your child to stay up 15 minutes later most nights - as long as he/she is reading.
Read aloud to your children. No matter the age of the child, reading together can create a lasting family memory.
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| Avoid Summer Learning Loss | |
Take advantage of summer and use the time to read for pleasure
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 Sylvan's Recommended Summer Reading List
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|  | | Elementary School
| Kindergarten: | Whose Mouse Are You?
by Robert Krause
Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown
| | Grade 1: | Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type
by Doreen Cronin
Anansi the Spider
by Gerald McDermott
| | Grade 2: | Mister Seahorse
by Eric Carle
How Much Is a Million
by David M. Schwartz, Stephen Kellogg
| | Grade 3: | Granny Torrelli Makes Soup
by Sharon Creech
Beach for the Birds
by Bruce McMillan
| | Grade 4: | Summer Reading is Killing Me!
By Jon Scieszka
So You Want To Be President?
by Judith St. George and Illustrated by David Small
| | Grade 5: | Holes
by Louis Sachar
Science Kitchen
by Chris Maynard
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Middle School
| Grade 6: | Carnivorous Carnival
by Lemony Snicket
My Life in Dog Years
by Gary Paulsen
| | Grade 7: | A Year Down Yonder
by Richard Peck
Amistad: A Long Road to Freedom
by Walter Dean Myers
| | Grade 8: | Ender's Game
(Ender Series #1) Orson Scott Card
Our Town
by Thornton Wilder
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High School
| Grade 9: | Empire of the Sun
by J. G. Ballard
Silent Spring
by Rachel L. Carson
| | Grade 10: | Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut
Profiles in Courage
by John F. Kennedy
| | Grade 11: | Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
She Stoops to Conquer
by Oliver Goldsmith and Katherine G. Balderston
| | Grade 12: | Gulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift and Pat Rogers
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
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Join us this summer at Sylvan Learning of Woodridge.
Join us this summer and take part in our "Reading happily Ever After" reading contest for all of those participating in our center. It is to inspire reading with a drawing at the end of the summer awarding prizes to the winners. It is geared for grade levels from Kindergarten through 12th grade.
Remember that our ACT prep program for the September ACT test date, begins July 12th. There are a couple of spots available to take advantage of the opportunity.
Our next FREE parctice test date is August 7th. Call us before July 15th to reserve a spot at the FREE practice ACT testing.
Call us at
630-968-8474
or email sylvan3253@comcast.net
Ask for: Fred Ganet or Melanie Goldstine
Executive Director Director of Education |
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To take advantage of this time of the year. To avoid any Summer Learning Loss, we are offering Savings up to $224* through July 4th. Receive your $149 test fee rebated when you enroll, and save an additional $75 after your first 36 sessions.
Call today and Get Started Tomorrow
Reading, Writing, Math, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, Homework Support, Study Skills, ACT Prep-SAT Prep, State Exam Prep, SMP.com, SylvanTestPrep.com In-center and Online Tutoring and Test Proctoring
Come join us at Sylvan Learning of Woodridge,where Learning Feels Good! Let us Enrich your children's lives. We look forward to seeing you soon. |
| | Offer Expires: 07/04/2011 Valid only at Sylvan Leraning of Woodridge. Not valid with any other offer. |
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