I have a child who is going in the 6th grade. She is learning disabled. She is currently reading about mid 3rd grade. What can I do over the summer to help her?

Many children’s stores or teacher supply stores offer wonderful “summer bridge” programs. These are printed programs that are grade level specific that you can purchase to help your child continue to learn over the summer months. Many companies produce these summer programs and they are all very good. So I don’t have a specific company to recommend. They usually have a 3rd grade math book, a 3rd grade spelling book, a 3rd grade English book, etc. Check them out carefully, you may like one company’s math book, while you like another’s English book. That’s OK, mix and match as you like. Cover the basic concepts. You may even want to drop down a grade here and there so it’s not always so tough and she occasionally feels “Hey, that was an easy page!” Or if you need to challenge her, move up a grade. Hope this helps you.