… of Charlestown’s youngsters took the summer off from reading. Far from it, thanks to the collaboration of the MGH Institute’s Brain, Education, and Mind Lab ( BEAM … graders at the Harvard-Kent and Warren-Prescott Elementary schools. The idea is to prevent the “ summer slide ,” that so many students experience when they don’t … researcher Dr. Joanna Christodoulou , provides consultation, materials, guidance on selecting summer literacy programs, review of scheduling and group settings to …