Summer break math/reading programs to do at home?

I have used the Summer Bridge Activities books for years with my children. They have daily pages and incentives. There are probably stores around you that have it, or buy online.

Edit: Barnes & Noble sells them! :)

Kumon is a tutorial center in which children do packets of work in math and reading at their own pace. As your child progresses, he becomes more independent, relying less and less on the help of tutors/aides in the center. After a few years in Kumon, your child could be years ahead of grade level. Some parents use Kumon to make up for deficits in basic skills. I used to work at Kumon; I think it really works. Children are actually NOT allowed to rely on too much help from tutors.

As for "at home" work, you can have your child do all the work at home; you can receive your child's work in the mail or you can pick it up yourself at the center. The usual case is that children do one packet at the center so that the center coordinator can assess the child's progress, then they do a packet per day at home for the other six days. Packets are sized (5 to 10 small pages) so that the student spends about 20 minutes a day on Kumon work. Advanced students (high school level reading and math) may allot an hour per day.

Kumon is open summers as well as during the school year. You can ease off during the school year, if you think that your child shouldn't have extra work, but the work is light, and the child paces himself, so it will never be a huge burden on him.

I believe that it's worth it. I have a baby and when the time comes, I'll definitely enroll him.

Hi,

For a simple, step-by-step program that can help your child learn to read visit this site: http://readingprogram.toptips.org/

Learning to read at a young age is important for the development of the child. It helps them develop a better understand of their surroundings, allows them to gather information from printed materials, and provides them with a wonderful source of entertainment when they read stories and rhymes. Children develop at different rates, and some children will develop reading skills quicker than other children; however, what's important is that as the parent, you are keenly aware of your child's maturity and reading level to provide them with appropriate books and activities to help them improve.

As parents, you are the most important teacher for your children.

Also Watch this video of a 2 year old child reading http://readingprogram.toptips.org/

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An easy, cheap, and simple way to keep kids up with their education is simple books you can buy at walmart or even the dollar store. They are workbooks and they kind of look like coloring books. They are geared for all ages and have them in the math, reading and other subjects.

Also you could buy for him a leapster or any type of learning device. From experience they have worked well.