Tips to Keeping Kids Reading–Plus Coupon Code to Share With Parents

As a teacher, you see the strides your students have made since the start of the school year. But you also know that they may lose some of this valuable knowledge over the summer. Studies have shown that reading during summer break is essential to maintaining and improving students’ reading skills.

What can you do? Here are some tips–courtesy of the experts at Essential Skills Advantage–plus a money-saving offer to share with parents.
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1. Suggest that students visit a library or bookstore to select books to read. Ask them to set a personal goal to read a certain number of books. The library may also offer activities such as storytime or a summer reading camp. Take advantage of these!***********
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2. If a student has struggled with reading throughout the school year, online learning resources, like Essential Skills Advantage (ESA), can reinforce the fundamental skills of reading and language while building the child’s confidence and providing motivation each step of the way.

A membership to ESA offers access to thousands of reading and language activities for kindergarten to grade 6 students. Let parents know that, for a limited time, ESA is offering 50 percent off the monthly price (for a cost of $4.99 per month) as well as a 14-day free trial. To learn more about the programs, visit buyesa.com. To take advantage of the 50 percent off offer, use coupon code READ50 at the checkout.****************

3. Encourage parents to have their children write in journals. They can log the activities they do on their summer holiday or express their thoughts, feelings, and creativity.

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Promoting reading over summer break is just one of the ways to reinforce the valuable skills your students have learned during the school year.