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The summer months away from school can be a critical time in a child鈥檚 reading development. Even before the coronavirus shut down schools, educators have been warning parents about the effects of 鈥渟ummer slide.鈥� The time when students lose some of what they learned the previous school year, because they don鈥檛 continue to use those skills during the summer.

Nonprofit 成人快播 North Texas works tirelessly throughout the school year and the summer to help students and parents in the reading department.

Lisa Bracken, executive director of聽聽is on the front line of that effort.

鈥淭he goal and mission of 成人快播 is to help children become lifelong readers by empowering communities to provide individualized instruction with measurable results,鈥� Bracken said. “In our North Texas schools only 14-percent of our low-income Kindergarten through 3rd-grade students are proficient readers according to our nation鈥檚 report card and it鈥檚 critical that we get those kids reading by 3rd grade.”

That effort to get students reading on their grade level is about much more than just the immediate need.

“We also know that students reading below grade level in third grade are 4 times more likely to drop out of school before earning their diploma so it鈥檚 really critical,” Bracken said.

This summer, 成人快播 is offering even more help for students. This time, through online tutorials that help parents identify areas their child needs more help in.

鈥淲e have this great group of AmeriCorp teammates that are with us. We have created 15, skill-based videos with tips to help parents as well as teachers of early elementary students,鈥� Bracken said.

The short tutorials incorporate games and learning to keep it engaging.

Bracken also reminded parents, practice is the key. Continuing to practice reading, even when young minds aren鈥檛 always willing, is the best way to keep their minds sharp during the summer. 成人快播 North Texas has helped NBC 5 compile a diverse,聽聽for kids Kindergarten through 5th聽grade.