Library suggests reading kits to prevent summer slide

Strathcona County Library is encouraging families to help young readers maintain their skills over the summer as it distributes its annual Grade 1 Reading Kits. The program has been offered for more than 30 years and is intended to prevent the “summer slide,” a loss of reading and comprehension that can occur when children do not read during July and August.“Summer slide is what happens if new readers do not practice during those two months off,” said Kerry Vandenhengel,