Reading Archives - RISE https://risewisconsin.org/tag/reading/ Helping Communities & Families Thrive Wed, 08 Aug 2018 17:26:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 The Best Books: A List of Favorite Staff Stories https://risewisconsin.org/rise-reading-list/ Wed, 08 Aug 2018 17:26:28 +0000 https://risewisconsin.org/?p=4188 When remembering our childhoods, many of us are struck with warm emotions and carefree memories. Perhaps one of the items that evokes the most nostalgia is childhood books. Reading plays an important role for children and it often happens that a specific book resonates with a child. This has been particularly true for the team […]

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]]> 4188 4 Steps for Stopping the Summer Slide https://risewisconsin.org/4-steps-for-stopping-the-summer-slide/ Thu, 05 Jul 2018 23:28:00 +0000 https://risewisconsin.org/?p=4167 Research suggests that children lose two months of their reading skills during summer vacation, and they lose one month of overall learning. Three mere months is all it takes for these skills to evaporate. And while this may not seem dire, losing this knowledge can be detrimental to children later in their educational career. By […]

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