Elite Physical Therapy June 2017 Edition

Avoid the SUMMER SLIDE

Having the kids home from school can be awesome, but how do you keep them busy and mentally engaged? You might find yourself eyeing expensive summer camps or wondering about private tutors. But that’s not necessary. Instead, check out some of these great summer reading rewards programs. All these programs are free, they’ll get your kids reading, and they’ll give you some time to yourself to boot! The local library is the best place to start. Most city libraries have great summer reading programs that will reward kids for their hard work with prizes, awards, and even free books. Libraries are also great places to get suggestions for kids, and they offer fun activities during the day and night that will foster a love of learning and reading — and lead to more ideas on what to read! But libraries aren’t the only places that reward summer reading. National businesses also get in on the fun. Barnes & Noble will give a free book to any child who completes their summer

reading triathlon journal (barnesandnoble.com/ summerreading). Chuck E. Cheese will give any child 10 free tokens if they read every day and record their progress on their reading calendar (chuckecheese. com). Pizza Hut will also reward young readers for filling out a passport (bookitprogram.com), and there are other companies that offer incentives. Remember, reading is about more than just learning. It’s also about keeping minds active to fight the “summer slide” that educators dread every new school year. If you want your kids to have fun, stay sharp, and win cool prizes, get them involved in summer reading!

June Testimonial “Elite Physical Therapy took me when no one else would. After getting in a car wreck that left my back and shoulders very tight, I wanted to be sure nothing was seriously wrong and get relief. Doing what I thought was right, I called a doctor’s office to make an appointment to be checked out. To my surprise, they refused to see me since I had been in an accident. They then suggested I see another doctor, who also refused to see me since I had been in a motor vehicle accident. Desperate and in shock that everyone was refusing to see me, I called Elite, and they were very welcoming and took me right in. After my second visit, I began to feel relief; and after two weeks, I am back to my baseline, and have learned the exercises that Wes taught me to help if I get a flare-up.” Michelle Boone

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