"Summer Slide" is real and has significant consequences. It’s a phenomenon where students, particularly younger ones, “slide” backwards in their academic achievement during summer break. Research shows kids lose between two and three months of grade level equivalency in reading. This can have a snowball effect as children experience subsequent loss each year.
Tim Farrell, CEO of United Through Reading, offers some tips for parents who want to keep their little ones learning and prevent the "summer slide."