The Start of Summer

The first day of summer is one of my best memories growing up. Somehow the weather is always clear and sunny, the perfect temperature to spend the day outside doing anything but homework. It is the start of swimming races and neighborhood games of tag - the end of long days in school and hours of homework.

As books and math problems are thrown by the wayside, the basic skills students built up over the past year slowly fade away and come September, it will take weeks to catch back up. Summer reading projects aren't enough to keep kids from falling back. For a student that was already struggling in school, it is even more important to keep them from falling even farther behind.

How do you convince kids to come inside at the end of a sunny day and sit down to do homework when you can barely even get them to help with the dishes for fear they will miss part of the bike race? Parents try everything from bribing children with ice cream and equally appetizing rewards, to punishing students for not doing their summer work.

Here at Sound Reading, we found the perfect balance between work and fun. Our interactive software uses games and challenges to encourage students to learn. Our readers and activity books pair the basic listening and processing skills with actual reading practice. Not only will your child enjoy the Sound Reading program, but by the end of the summer he or she will love to read!