Reading helps kids fight the ‘summer slide’

Reading helps kids fight the ‘summer slide’
Reading helps kids fight the ‘summer slide’

Reading helps kids fight the ‘summer slide’

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School may be out for the summer, but to help kids avoid the “summer slide” they experience over the months they’re not in school, the Chicago Public Library has their Full STEAM Ahead summer learning program ready to go. CPL’s division councilor and assistant commissioner for collections, Andrew Medlar, shares information about the program, tips to get kids excited about reading, and a list of books that kids should not miss out on this summer. (Photo: Flickr/Foqus)