Strategies for Summer Reading for Children with Dyslexia
As a parent, you play a critical role in your child's education during the summer — especially if your child has dyslexia. Here are some summer strategies to help your child remember what they learned in school and see that reading can be useful and enjoyable.
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When the Child with Special Needs Goes Off to Summer Camp
Everything changes when a child leaves home and parents must design a whole new system of communicating with and caring for the absent child. If your child is away at camp, you doubtless understand this and are trying to adapt to this situation.
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Summer Reading Tips for Parents
Parents should remember that children need free time in the summer to relax and enjoy the pleasures of childhood. So summer reading should be fun. Following are a few tips to make reading enjoyable for your children this summer.
Listen and Learn with Audio Books
June is National Audiobook Month! Audio books are a wonderful way to expose children to complex language, expressive reading, and fantastic stories. Kids can understand stories at a higher level than they can read.
- Personal Story: Why I Love Audiobooks
- Benefits of Audiobooks for All Readers
- Audio books on Book Finder (Reading Rockets)
- Hear me out about summer reading (Start with a Book)
- Where to Find Free Audiobooks and Digital Text-to-Speech Books for Your Child (Understood)
6 Ways to Avoid Summer Trouble Spots for Tweens and Teens With Learning and Attention Issues
When school is out, tweens and teens may have to adjust to new experiences and expectations. Understood.org has tips for helping with social, emotional and behavioral challenges. Check out these strategies for common summertime trouble spots.
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I'm never sure what to expect anymore by Michelle Sarabia
My son sits up at 9 months. He speaks at 15 months. The doctor says, "Some children take longer." Other doctors examine him. Our son is behind, they say, but it's nothing serious. They say, "Don't worry." No one says, "Developmentally delayed."
