The Facts About Summer Learning Loss

Mar 2, 2017 by Yolanda Fontanez-Coleman | Summer Slide Prevention

Do you know the facts about summer learning loss? Understanding the facts can help parents plan a well rounded summer for their children which includes physical and creative activities as well as an educational component.

Learn The Facts about SUMMER LEARNING LOSS:

“All young people experience learning losses when they do not engage in educational activities during the summer. Research spanning 100 years shows that students typically score lower on standardized tests at the end of the summer vacation than they do on the same tests at the beginning of the summer.” (White, 1906; Heyns, 1978; Entwisle & Alexander 1992; Cooper, 1996; Downey et al, 2004).

“Most students lose about 2 months of grade level equivalency in mathematical computation skills over the summer months.” (Cooper, 1996)

“Children lose more than academic knowledge over the summer. Most children- particularly children at high risk of obesity- gain weight more rapidly when they are out of school during the summer break” (Von Hippel et al, 2007)

“Parents consistently cite summer as the most difficult time to ensure that their children have productive things to do” ( Duffet et al, 2004)

Now that you KNOW the facts about summer learning loss, how will you ensure that your child will NOT be effected by this learning loss this summer?

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