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Thanks to the Edmond Sun for sharing Jan's Column

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Jan Barrick's column titled: "Skip the Cram Session: Slow Down and Read in Summer's Last Days" is garnering more praise and attentions.

Thanks to The Edmond Sun for sharing our founder Jan Barrick's column about reading with your child in summer's last days.

If you missed it, you can find it here >>> Click Here.

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Skip the Cram Session: Slow Down and Read in Summer’s Last Days

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The fourth of July has come and gone, and while I personally love our most American of holidays, it also marks the beginning of the end of summer.  It just seems as if summer starts slipping away as the smoke from the fireworks drifts into the wind.

For most families, the beginning of a new academic year is now less than one month away.  It’s time for back-to-school shopping, schedule juggling and activity scheduling. Prep work for the school year can make a final summer hurrah feel like an insurmountable task. 

Can we go visit a theme park one more time? Can we take a short weekend trip? Is there a free weekend left for a sleepover, or a campout or a visit to grandma’s?Making summer memories is fun, but it requires time and money, after all. 

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Prepare Your Children for the Next School Year

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Summer isn't all sunshine and swimming pools! Make time to prepare your child for the next school year. Spending just 30 minutes a day focused on the objectives for your child's upcoming grade level can make all the difference.

Find a list here>> https://sde.ok.gov/oklahoma-academic-standards

List is from Oklahoma Academic Standards at the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

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Enlarge Your Child's World

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What are you going to foster your child's love of reading?

Here's a worthwhile quote from Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

"There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world.

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Invest in Knowledge

"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."
-Benjamin Franklin

Help your children invest in knowledge over the summer months.

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We Use Data to Help Schools on the Way to an A!

Teachers and administrators can quickly and easily identify students who need more help learning the Oklahoma Academic Standards.

Alpha Plus pinpoints the SPECIFIC OAS objectives or "gaps" students have from previous years, then helps school teams address each objective throughout the year.

That is why Alpha Plus schools have OUTPERFORMED the state average every year of the A-F Report Cards.