Summer break can be a setback for student learning, as students are not required to practice skills like math and reading on a regular basis like they do during the school year. MetaMetrics, the company behind Lexile Framework for Reading, has partnered with the Council of Chief State School Officers to provide tools for parents and students to encourage reading and math activities during the summer months. THE Journal reports that “[f]or the past three years, MetaMetrics has offered the online “Find a Book” and “Summer Math Challenge” tools to all state departments of education, with 20 participating this year in the reading program and 18 in the math program.”
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