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It’s difficult for kids to avoid the summer learning slip, isn’t it? I, for one, believe it’s unrealistic to expect a child to remember everything he learned the previous year. However, as a teacher, I’d rather not be forced to spend the first three months of a new school year helping my students get back on track. So what is the solution? How do we get a grip on the summer slip? Please share your thoughts and ideas!
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I run a family child care and my kiddos are all under the age of 4, but my daughter is 8. When school is out for the summer I have her read to me for 20 minutes a day and do 2-3 workbook pages to help her keep learning throughout the summer.
I encourage the families to attend the summer library programs and the reading program. I also put things out that Parents can take home to do with their child over the summer.
I try to send home as much as possible for my students to practice including all of their decodable books that they’ve passed and maybe a few extra. I print out any library events. Our town is great because this year they’ve made a bookmark listing all of the summer events for children. Because I will get most of my students back again next year, I try to keep in touch over the summer.
I make sure my own kids read over the summer and we do lots of cooking to help with math skills. I send home a Summer Calendar with activities for each day for my students.
I think students’ families need to support and work with them. We send home notes about summer library activities as well as other programs, but it is up to the parents to take advantage of those available opportunities.
If I could work with my students throughout the summer, I would. However, that’s not possible. And due to district budget cuts, summer school is only available for bilingual students.
I have sent work home for the summer before, but I honestly don’t think it was ever looked at.
Schools and parents need to work TOGETHER to support the children.
I send home a flyer listing summer activities: library and book store story times, a summer calendar to list daily reading minutes on, a list of activities to do with an old calendar. Old unused worksheets go home for kids to work on and review their skills.