Child Mind Institute Resources Focus on Inspiring Children to Read for Fun in the Summer

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July 22, 2026

Child Mind Institute Resources Focus on Inspiring Children to Read for Fun in the Summer

One of the summer’s challenges for caregivers is making sure that children do not lose some of the skills they have gained over the past year. A critical way to ensure this is to find ways to make reading more appealing for those who aren’t naturally inclined to pick up a book.

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The Child Mind Institute’s latest series of resources focuses on how to prevent the summer slide and encourage children to read for fun during their break.

One of the options explored in the resources are reading a chapter book to a child to share a story they are not yet ready to tackle themselves. 

The institute has provided a list of nearly 100 children’s books about mental health as well as a piece on strategies to help children with learning disorders or ADHD with reading.

The Child Mind Institute’s resources include:

Summer Reading Extravaganza

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June 8, 2018

Summer Reading Extravaganza

Young readers can keep their literacy skills sharp and help the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh break its 180,000 Summer Reading book record by reading this summer.

Join the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh on June 10 from Noon – 5 p.m. in Oakland for its annual Summer Reading Extravaganza to kick things off. Families can enroll in the Summer Reading program and enjoy music, crafts, games, storytelling, food trucks, and more. Learn more at carnegielibrary.org.

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National Summer Learning Day

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June 7, 2018

National Summer Learning Day

Join Remake Learning, and help elevate the importance of keeping kids learning, safe, and healthy every summer, ensuring they return to school in the fall ready to succeed in the year with National Summer Learning Day!

This is a national advocacy day organized by the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA), a national, non-profit organization focused on the powerful impact of one achievable goal: investing in summer learning to help close the achievement gap.