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Preventing Summer Slide
Help your child avoid “summer slide” with some fun summer learning.
Summer slide, unfortunately doesn’t refer to that cool new apparatus on the playground. Summer slide is what happens when students forget academic skill sets over the summer break. In fact, statistics show that a child can lose up to 30% of their math and reading abilities, putting them behind about 2 years by the 5th grade.
Now while that sounds dramatic, it is also avoidable. The summer is meant to be a fun break from the rigors of academia, but there is much learning that can be accomplished during summer fun and down time, leaving your child ready to tackle the beginning of a new grade in the Fall.
Some children naturally love to read, and will find the time during the summer to relax with a good book. Other children who may have reading challenges, and therefore don’t really enjoy it, can benefit from a reading skills program, where highly trained educational therapists get to the root of the reading difficulty, and help a child, in a fun and engaging way, to develop that skill.
Also, look for ways to practice reading, letter and number recognition in everyday summer activities. The signs at the farmers’ market while buying farm stand produce, street signs and license plates during car travel on vacation, and reading a recipe for a session of cookie baking are all examples of ways to keep those reading skills polished.
Math isn’t always thought of as a “fun” subject, but think of all the wonderful things that could be counted in the summer. Stars in a dark sky over a campground, seeds in a juicy watermelon, fish in a clear cool pond, popsicle sticks, water balloons, sea shells on the beach and cherries in a bowl.
Some children have a more difficult time with numbers, and again, a well trained educational therapist will be able to identify the root problems of the difficulty, and work with a child to develop the skills needed to succeed in this area.
This summer, support your child’s learning by making it part of the summer family activity plan, or by allocating just a few hours a week to an enriched summer learning program – leave the summer sliding for the playground.
Child Success Center SPARK Summer Program for Reading
Child Success Center SPARK Summer Program for Math
Clinical neurologist Jerome Schultz, PhD, discusses how summer programs can help kids with learning disabilities by providing academic support during months without school. Watch video.
Child Success Center Announces Summer Academy!
Child Success Center Announces Summer Academy!
Summer is the time to address challenges and help your child grow their confidence to take the school year by storm! Child Success Center is orchestrating an array of summer, results driven programs designed to have your child confident and at the top of their potential when school begins in the fall. Most importantly summer is a time to have fun and Child Success Center programs are designed to be both fun and great learning opportunities. Click on our offerings below for more information and to get your child enrolled and on the road to new heights. Space is very limited, so please enroll today!
Kindergarten Readiness Camp – Give your child confidence in foundational academic skills and social skills for the best start possible.
Reading Club – Reading should be fun. If you child is struggling, help them over the speed bumps that are slowing them down.
Math Club – Math doesn’t need to be confusing. Our program makes it simple and as easy to understand as 1 + 1 = Success!
Speech Articulation – It’s time to make that lisp or other slight speech impediment go away. Set up a screening today to find out how a summer speech group can correct things within weeks!
Handwriting Club – So you want your child to be a doctor….but not write like one? Our team of Occupational Therapists will discover why handwriting is hard for your child and help them correct it over the summer. Find out how!
Social Skills Playtime Pals – Learning how to interact with others isn’t always easy. Our therapists can help your child become more engaging to make appropriate connections with peers and others. We can help.
Organization and Time Management – If your tween or teen has challenges staying organized or understanding time management, there are techniques and tools to help them function and stay focused for the rest of their life. They’ll find it fun. You’ll find frustration relief.
