Preventing “Summer Slide”: Keep the kids engaged academically with fun activities
Experts say keeping your kids engaged academically with fun activities is key in preventing “Summer Slide”.
Marvin’s Education Services LLC helps with homework assistance, tutoring, test preparation, and more. CEO of Marvin’s Education Services, Marvin Dutton along with 7-year-old Karson Soto, joined us in the PHL17 studio to talk about ways to prevent “Summer Slide”.
PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) -- Summer programs are up and running for the School District of Philadelphia. Students celebrated the first day of summer camp at the Swenson Arts & Technology High School in Northeast Philadelphia on Monday. Kids from sixth to eighth grade will participate in week-long summer camps that prepare…
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — School is out for the summer, and most kids are thinking about the pool, not so much the pages of a book, but experts say it's important to keep their minds active. More Local News "You have like two or three months of kids not actively…
Educators say summer reading is essential in helping prevent what's often referred to as the 'summer slide'. Scholastic references a study done on the 'summer slide' saying, "The study showed that kids lose significant knowledge in reading and math over summer break, which tends to have a snowball effect as…