Betweensports,games,andplayingoutside,thereislotsofcompetitionforkids'time.Herearesomewaystheycanstillkeepuptheirreading.(36)___Encouragekidstotakefiveortenminutesatthebeginningofeachdaytoread,before
Between sports,games,and playing outside,there is lots of competition for kids'time.Here are some ways they can still keep up their reading.
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Encourage kids to take five or ten minutes at the beginning of each day to read,before doing anything else.They can even set a timer (计时器).It's always possible that they'll want to keep going after their time is up.
Match books to activities
Know a child going to soccer camp?Connect him or her with sports stories by authors like Matt Christopher.(37)___ The Summer of May by Cecilia Galante is a moving story about a girl experiencing her own summer school.
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Encourage children to always carry a book with them.It sounds simple,but kids may be surprised to discover all the time during the day they have for reading-on the bus to camp,in a waiting room,or during breaks.
Have family reading time
Just as you set aside time for reading during the school year,ask families to devote 20minutes a day to books.(39)___
Set goals
Some kids will have no problem finishing reading four books in the summer.(40)___ Meet with kids to determine them.
A.Read over breakfast
B.Always carry a book
C.Read for fun
D.Every family member should read during this time,including Mom and Dad.
E.Have a student who'll be in summer school?
F.That means three months with books can make a difference in their vocabularies.
G.Others may need to make sound plans,such as two books a month.