Selma City Schools Launches Summer Reading Initiative for Students

From the West Alabama Newsroom–

Selma City Schools is launching a new summer reading initiative to try and encourage students to keep learning over the summer.

Bundles of books, journals and think sheets are going home with Selma school students this summer.

Its part of a new summer reading initiative called Bridging Summer Fun and Learning.

Superintendent Angela Mangum says the initiative is an effort to reduce the amount of reading and math skills lost by students during the summer.

“That’s called the summer slide in learning and we want to eliminate that slide by providing meaningful resources that are individualized to meet the needs of each individual student and also to engage parents in making sure that children continue to focus on their learning,” said Mangum.

She said the initiative also includes activities and prizes for students who complete and return the learning packs next school year.