June is over, and summer programs at Horizon Academy have wrapped up, which means we are officially halfway through the summer! As we enter the final weeks of the break, it is so important to start or maintain habits that help your family in preventing summer slide.  What is the summer slide? It is the decline in reading ability or other academic skills that is neglected over the summer. The literature indicates that students, on average, lose between 25 and 30% of the skills learned during the previous school year over the summer, which makes for a difficult transition back…