Our Valley Santa Clarita July/August 2016 | Page 15

Reading

Black Issues

Teach Your Child a Good Habit:

By: Queenbe Monyei
http://www.knowledgepowerinc.com/TheMagicString.html
By Willa Robinson

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n Santa Clarita, there are many Summer Camps
and Activities for children to enjoy while on
summer break from school. There are so many
choices, such as swimming, horseback riding,
theater, vacation Bible school, skating, gymnastics,
dance, surfing, and many, many more for parents
and children to decide what to do. However, one
of the most important summer activities parents
should include for their children is reading.
Research shows that children who don’t read
during the summer can lose up to three months
of reading progress, which is huge and can have a
long-term effect.

By: Sharon Ann Duvernay, ED.D
http://www.knowledgepowerinc.
com/alphabet_book.html

By: Michelle LaPorte
http://www.knowledgepowerinc.
com/tommy_tumbleweed.html

According to the National Assessment of
Educational Progress, often referred to as “the
Nation’s report card,” in 2014, 12th graders
graduated, but many didn’t have the skills they
needed to succeed in college or work. Going
forward, 2016, the percentage of 12th grade
students performing at or above Proficient was
not significantly different than in 2015.
Even more disturbing is the educational statistics
when it comes to African Americans:
• On average, African American twelfth-grade
students read at the same level as white eighthgrade students*

By: Dawn Elizabeth Choice
http://www.knowledgepowerinc.com/hope_chest.html

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