When your child is first solidifying their phonics reading skills, it’s important to be consistent with their lessons. Everyone looks forward to summer break, but it’s important to do at least one phonics reading lesson per day with your child so that they don’t loose the foundation they’ve worked so hard to build during the school year.
I remember a student of mine that had learned to read short vowel words and beginning books during his kindergarten year, went home for summer break, came back to school in the fall and had forgotten almost everything! He knew the sounds of all the consonants and vowels, but had forgotten how to blend the sounds together to read. Thankfully it only took a few days for him to regain those reading skills!
The point is, even if you do something as small as having your child read one 8 page book a day or play ‘mystery box’, do something that will keep their skills fresh in their mind or maybe even build them up in preparation for the next school year!
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