Summertime and the reading is easy
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- June
- 24
Summer reading programs are off an running — and I hope summer readers in lower Hudson Valley are sprinting ahead. Reading in the summer, educators say, makes for better students all year long. And reading a good book can make any day special.
“Catch the Reading Bug” is the state Education Department’s marketing program to encourage students to keep reading all summer long. There are games, activities and lots of ways to explore the world of books, suggested by the state.
Here is an especially cute video promoting this year’s summer program — and I love the summertime rock’n roll music:
Local libraries have kick-off events and programs geared for each community. To find your library go to the state’s pull-down menu.
Additionally, here are six suggestions from the state folks on how to encourage reading:
1. Get your child a library card at your local public library.It’s free.
2. Sign your child up for this year’s summer reading program. Kids will enjoy free programs with fun activities, storytelling, reading contests, crafts and more.
3. Read to your children every day. Take advantage of “waiting” time to share books: on trips, at the doctor’s office, in line at the grocery store.
4. Set a good example: read on your own and talk to your kids about what you’re reading.
5. Have books everywhere – in the car, in front of the TV, in the kitchen, on the porch.
6. Keep a list on the refrigerator of the books everyone has read during the summer.
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on Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 at 3:21 pm by Barbara Nackman.
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A municipal reporter for The Journal News since 1997, 
