What is Summer Slide?

PARENTS! This is for you! Give your child a head start and a review of last year’s content. Teachers, you can use this, too, to support parents for those long summer months! According to Super Teacher Worksheets, “Every summer, something invisible happens to your child’s learning. It’s called “summer slide” – and it means that during those sunny months away from school, kids can lose up to one full month of what they learned during the year.

That might not sound like much, but here’s what makes it serious: summer slide adds up. Year after year, small losses can stack on top of each other. By the time your child reaches middle school, the gap can be huge – and hard to close.

The sneaky part about summer slide? You probably won’t notice it right away. Your child might start the new school year just a little behind. Their teacher spends the first few weeks reteaching last year’s material. And the cycle continues.

Summer slide doesn’t happen because your child isn’t smart. It happens because the brain needs regular practice to hold on to what it’s learned – just like a muscle needs regular exercise to stay strong.Why You Can’t Afford to Wait

The achievement gap that shows up in high school often traces back to what happened – or didn’t happen – during elementary school summers.
Not the school year. The summers.
That means what your child does during summer break matters just as much as what happens in the classroom. And the time to act is now – during the elementary years, when your child’s brain is building the foundation for everything that comes next.
The good news? You don’t need to be a teacher. You don’t need hours of free time.”

At the very reasonable cost of $24.95 you get access to these resources! Before the back to school season starts, you can obtain these materials to help your child. You can get access to multiple subjects and multiple grade levels! That means you can purchase for children who are at different grade levels! Not only that, but you can give your child a head start in so many areas during the school year with many more resources on the website!