July 5, 2023
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Around Town
COMMUNITY VOICES By Gloria J. Johnson, Ph.D.. Pg. 2
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Recipe, Movie & Sudoku. Pg. F-1 CLASSIFIEDS AND HOME & GARDEN. Pg. F-2 /F-3
Submitted photos Campers at Wesley House receive books from Turn the Page STL, St. Louis’ chapter of the Campaign for Grade Level Reading.
Moore On Life, Lifestyle & Crossword Puzzle. Pg. F-4
St. Louis summer camps implement an hour a day of reading to avoid the ‘summer slide’ when children are not engaged in traditional educational activities By Olivia Holler Some summer camps such as Better Family Life, Boys & Girls Club, Gene Slay’s Girls & Boys Club, Unleashing Potential, Wesley House, and the Gateway Region YMCA, will be implementing an hour of literacy a day for their campers, ages five to 10. “Children living in poverty experience years of learning loss, ‘the summer slide’ when children are not engaged in educational activities during the summer months,” said Lisa Greening, Director of Turn the Page STL, St. Louis’ chapter of the Campaign for Grade Level Reading. “We can do better.” Each day will include 15 minutes of reading aloud, 15 minutes of independent reading, 15 minutes of writing, and 15 minutes
of literacy games. In addition to the program, the campsites will receive 500 books for families to choose from and take home, plus a visit from the public library to register families for a library card. “Our summer literacy infusion cohort is unique,” said Allie Cicotte, Senior Programs Manager, Clark-Fox Family Foundation. “We are taking traditional camp programs which aren’t only academic programs and encouraging all camp counselors to support student literacy. By making it simple and fun to infuse four blocks daily, we hope that summer camps maintain the fun joy of a traditional summer camp while also intentionally supporting students’ literacy growth. Providing these resource kits per counselor, we are ensuring that those implementing the daily blocks have the tools necessary to
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New City School six grade students packing boxes of books and summer literacy kits for summer camp programs. See ‘READING’ page 2
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