Community Update

Summer is the
time of year where kids happily retire their books and backpacks, in exchange
for flip flops and bathing suits. But this is also a time of year that students
may experience a lapse in learning that can have a negative impact on your
child’s knowledge retention and preparedness for the following school year. In
fact, one research study collected by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for
Summer Learning shows that children typically score lower on standardized tests
at the end of summer than they did on the same tests taken at the beginning of
summer vacation. A different study claims that, on average, students lose 2.6
months of grade-level equivalency in mathematical computation skills before
going back to school in August or September. It’s important for parents to take
steps now to ensure that their children don’t lose any of the ground they
worked so hard to gain during the school year.