Today is National Summer Learning Day! The summer slide can create an achievement gap devastating to test scores and graduation rates – but Turn the Page KC and the Kansas City community is determined to turn the summer slide into the summer stride this year. Summer programs keep KC Kids reading with trained tutors and … Continue reading Summer Learning Day 2017
As temps rise and the school year routine becomes a distant memory, kids are at risk of losing the skills they learned in the previous grade, a phenomenon widely known as the summer slide. Research shows that students typically score lower on standardized tests at the end of summer vacation than they do on the same … Continue reading Beat the Heat (and Summer Slide) With These 3 Tips
Mayor Sly James and Turn the Page KC are happy to announce that Kansas City, MO, has earned national recognition as recipient of the All-American City Award (AAC) for accomplishments in improving education outcomes for children age 0-8. Kansas City is one of just 15 communities nationwide to receive the award from the National Civic … Continue reading KCMO WINS ALL-AMERICA CITY AWARD FOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE EARLY LITERACY
Dads – share a picture of yourself reading to children on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag #DadsTurnThePage. All pictures submitted with the hashtag will be entered to win some awesome dad swag, including Royals tickets and a Zaarly Gift Certificate! Join us at our cookout to claim your prize! Dads Turn the Page … Continue reading #DadsTurnThePage
We know that the summer slide – the phenomenon in which young people lose approximately two months of academic knowledge – is REAL and the academic losses are cumulative. Research shows that students typically score lower on standardized tests at the end of summer vacation than they do on the same tests at the beginning … Continue reading Summer Learning by the Numbers
