4 The Record: Avoiding Summer Learning Loss

NWI Summer Learning Labs ready for second year of diminishing learning loss

Bolstered by last year’s success, the Northwest Indiana Summer Reading Labs state-funded program aimed at preventing learning loss has expanded from 22 to 30 sites and expects to enroll 900 to 1,000 students. Deborah H. Black, of the education nonprofit DHB and Associates and the Urban League of Northwest Indiana, saw their program funding increase from $1.2 million to $1.5 million, Black said Monday. The enrollment deadline is June 16. Informat…

4 The Record: Avoiding Summer Learning Loss

4 The Record: Avoiding Summer Learning Loss

Practical ways families can foster kids’ love of literacy during the summer months

Identifying sounds or letters in everyday print, or participating in the shared experience of exploring texts like recipes, signs or brochures, is one way to help children develop an appreciation and love of literacy. (Shutterstock) The dismissal bell will soon ring on the 2024-25 school year. The end of the school year is a time for reflection and when discussions about the “summer slide” or “summer slump” begin. These discussions may prompt co…

4-H offering summer camps to keep kids engaged and learning

The school year is ending, and kids will be looking to fill their summers with fun. 4-H is offering summer camps to do just that.