Mrs. Merri Owen

Mrs. Merri Owen
LDT/C

Mrs. Merri Owen
Learning Disabilities Teacher/Consultant

I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe and healthy summer. To the sixth grade students, one chapter of your life is now complete and the next one is ready to begin. Take advantage of all the opportunities you are given. With the end of school quickly approaching and summer vacation looming around the corner, I know that many parents are searching for ways to keep their children reading and actively learning all summer. Here are some helpful tips for summer activities:

Show your child that you like to read by setting a time to read a book, magazine, or newspaper at the same time your child reading.

Read a story to your child. Have your child read a page or chapter and then you read a page or chapter.

Visit the public library and let your child choose a book that interests them. Do not limit your child to fiction; let your child choose a non-fiction book or a biography.

Before reading the book, have your child guess who the characters are and what might happen in the book. After reading the book, discuss the book with your child and the predictions that were made before reading.

Encourage reading with a reading chart using stickers or another indicator of progress. Do not forget that verbal praise is also a great motivator.

Make a book. Have your child draw pictures and dictate the story to you. Your child could then copy the story on to the page with the picture.

Keep a large calendar for your child to write notes or messages to other family members, write down special events, or keep track of the weather.

If you are going on a trip, here are some activities to keep your child learning:

Pick up brochures from visitor centers of places to visit in the area you will be visiting. Have then read about places to visit or things to do in that area, and make suggestions of things that might interest them.

Have them use a map to plan the route you might travel or keep track of you route on the way. While traveling, have them locate where you are on the map and the next city/town you will travel through.

I hope these suggestions will keep your child learning over the summer. I hope you have a pleasant and restful summer, and look forward to seeing everybody in September.

If you wish to contact me, please call 629-9500 ext. 3, or use the e-mail address below.

Other Places to go:

Learning Disabilities OnLine
Franklin Township Library

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	Mrs. Merri Owen Learning Disabilities Teacher/Consultant
	I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe and healthy summer. To the sixth grade students, one chapter of your life is now complete and the next one is ready to begin. Take advantage of all the opportunities you are given. With the end of school quickly approaching and summer vacation looming around the corner, I know that many parents are searching for ways to keep their children reading and actively learning all summer. Here are some helpful tips for summer activities:
	Show your child that you like to read by setting a time to read a book, magazine, or newspaper at the same time your child reading.
	Read a story to your child. Have your child read a page or chapter and then you read a page or chapter.
	Visit the public library and let your child choose a book that interests them. Do not limit your child to fiction; let your child choose a non-fiction book or a biography.
	Before reading the book, have your child guess who the characters are and what might happen in the book. After reading the book, discuss the book with your child and the predictions that were made before reading.
	Encourage reading with a reading chart using stickers or another indicator of progress. Do not forget that verbal praise is also a great motivator.
	Make a book. Have your child draw pictures and dictate the story to you. Your child could then copy the story on to the page with the picture.
	Keep a large calendar for your child to write notes or messages to other family members, write down special events, or keep track of the weather.
	If you are going on a trip, here are some activities to keep your child learning:
	Pick up brochures from visitor centers of places to visit in the area you will be visiting. Have then read about places to visit or things to do in that area, and make suggestions of things that might interest them.
	Have them use a map to plan the route you might travel or keep track of you route on the way. While traveling, have them locate where you are on the map and the next city/town you will travel through.
	I hope these suggestions will keep your child learning over the summer. I hope you have a pleasant and restful summer, and look forward to seeing everybody in September.
	If you wish to contact me, please call 629-9500 ext. 3, or use the e-mail address below.