"Just like hockey players lose some of their skills if they stay off their skates and
"Just like hockey players lose some of their skills if they stay off their skates and
off the ice for three months, children who do not read in the summer
off the ice for three months, children who do not read in the summer
lose two to three months of reading development."
lose two to three months of reading development."
-Dr. Richard Allington, University of Tennessee
-Dr. Richard Allington, University of Tennessee