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This article presents tips for enabling children to become literate during the summer. When at home over the summer, it is recommended to have reading and educational materials readily available throughout the house. Audio-visual materials are some of the practical tools that introduce children to books and encourage learning. Gaming is also a powerful teaching tool.

Focuses on the advantages of using literacy games to encourage students read and develop the skills they need to become accomplished readers. Benefits of reading to students; Role of media specialists in the design and development of games that will assist students to bring about improved literacy skills; Recommended game that can be used to challenge students' knowledge of Thanksgiving Day.

The article reports on the use of the Library ABC's Game to teach elementary age students library terms and definitions. The game should be introduced at the beginning of the school year to familiarize students with library terms. Students learn the terms through the use of a cadence. The game involves elementary students in learning on many different levels. It presents relevant library information and terms in a manner that addresses students' different cognitive learning styles. The game is one tool that addresses students' different learning modalities on several cognitive levels.