Want to help your students or your own kids avoid the summer slide? A summer reading challenge is one great way to do that and if you use these 3 summer reading challenge tips, the kids will LOVE it!

Although school is almost out, does that mean learning needs to stop? To all of the kids’ disappointment, it does not! According to Summer Learning Academy, an average student loses about two months of grade level equivalency over the summer. Therefore, in today’s episode, I'm sharing 3 summer reading challenge strategies that will keep kids learning and engaged through the summer. 

Engagement Strategy #1: A variety of texts Summer Reading Challenge

Instead of reading the same types of books all summer, your child could be reading a graphic novel one week and a biography about a “cool” scientist the next week. That’s some great variety! Offering a variety of texts also gives kids choices. Children prefer to make their own decisions instead of being told what to read. I can not stress enough how important it is to help children to learn to LOVE reading!

Engagement Strategy #2: Setting Goals in your Summer Reading Challenge

Goals can be very motivating for children, especially when you help them to set their OWN goals. Autonomy is a HUGE motivator for kids! When children set reasonable goals for themselves, they will be more motivated to try and reach them.

Engagement Strategy #3: Reading Together for the Summer Reading Challenge

When children read together with their families, it is a lot easier for children to create habits than if they are simply reading on their own. Reading together can be encouraged in several ways. 

Just because school is ending for the year, doesn’t mean kids' learning has to stop. Implementing these summer reading challenge strategies will help create a love of learning through those summer months! 

There are so many exciting things happening at Wife Teacher Mommy, and one of those is our virtual summer event: Educate & Rejuvenate. This is an event we’re hosting and it’s going to be so fun! We have sessions including life coaching skills, talking teacher burnout, and learning amazing teaching strategies that you can implement in your classrooms. Another bonus is you can get PD credit. Check out the links below for more information!

Head over to the show notes: www.wifeteachermommy.com/podcast/summer-reading-challange

In this episode on summer reading challenge strategies for kids:

• Summer reading challenges strategies that keep kids learning and engaged 
• Why providing a choice engages kids’ learning
• How family participation increases kids' engagement level
• Creative ways to include family into summer reading
• Ways to get kids to have more buy in on a summer reading challenge

Resources mentioned:

• Join the Wife Teacher Mommy Club!
• Educate & Rejuvenate Summer Event
• Wife Teacher Mommy: Mentioned on Podcast Amazon List 
• Summer Review Bundle: Pre-K - 5th Grade
• Summer Learning Freebie for Pre-K -5th Grade
• Summer Reading Challenge
• Reading Challenge Bookmarks FREEBIE