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Don't Let Summer Slide
Take You for a Ride!
The. Summer. Slide. Is. Real. Numerous studies
dating back over 25 years show that kids who don't
read during summer vacation actually slide back or
regress in their skill development. Connect reading to
playing sports – when are athletes performing at their
peak? During the middle to late part of the season.
During the off-season is when they see their skills lose
their edge. The same is true with reading. Research
shows in the summer months kids can regress
in reading with losing up to twenty percent
of their gains during the school year.
Question: How do we stop the
summer slide?
Answer:
L e t k i d s r e a d
what they want! Choice
builds ownership. Children
w i l l n o t g a i n a s m u c h f r o m
summer reading if they are not
truly enjoying it. Global reading
experts say kids should have access
to a wide variety of books that they
enjoy reading and are able to
comprehend. The great
news is that CTMS
E L A
t e a c h e r s h a v e
put together a fabulous summer reading
program centered around choice. Although summer reading is
required at CTMS, students have a wide variety of high-interest books to
choose from! The details for each grade level's summer reading assignments are
outlined on: www.CTSDNJ.org. Below is a link to a quick article outlining the
advantages of reading for just twenty minutes a day – that's all it takes!
https://readingprograms.org/Resources/Blog/dont-let-
this-summer-slide-by
Clinton Township Middle School: CTMS Spelling Champion at the Scripp's Spelling Bee National Finals: The Clinton
Township Middle School participates in the Scripp's spelling bee every year and we send our champion on to the regional competition.
Congratulations to Jianna Marina, our 8th Grade Spelling Bee Champion! Jianna won the regional bee and competed in the National
Spelling Bee near Washington, DC. She made it through to the semi-final round by correctly spelling words like crescive, whitlow and
uveoparotitis. Jianna got out in the semi-finals on the word chatoyance, which put her in 32nd place out of 234 spellers!
Very impressive, Jianna! We're SO proud of you!
