According to the Harvard Graduate School of Education, "On average, students lose approximately 2.6 months of learning in math over the summer — and teachers have to give up weeks of class time, or more, to make up for that loss."
The rate of summertime-math-loss continues to grow by the time your student enters middle school.
Teach Learn Grow: The Education Blog adds, "By the summer after seventh grade, students lose on average a whopping 50% of their school-year gains in math."
Summer learning loss is so commonplace that it even has a nickname: the summer slide. Yikes.
This year, all the more, than any other year, educators expect this to be a steep slide with a huge clawback with Math knowledge levels that students, teachers and parents would need to do on the other side.
So what can parents do to avoid it from happening to their child?
All this we do know, but most importantly what can you as a parent do about it? What can you do to make the transition into the new school year in September seem effortless for your child? How can you reduce your child's new school year stress and anxiety come September? How could your child still avoid this summer slide even while they enjoy Summer (as they frankly should).
-Sounds like we need to find someone to teach them Math in a fun and engaging way, right?
Mathnasium of Commack has got you covered! Time to introduce our fabulous Mathnasium math instructors. These hand-selected math tutors are here to offer an engaging array of math activities to your student all through the summer. We have all the best puzzles, games, blocks, fraction pieces, and other manipulatives to keep your student fluent in math. Plus, keeping your child connected to math throughout the summer will build their confidence for next year's curriculum.
One satisfied parent noted, "My daughter went to Mathnasium last summer and was able to test out of resource for math. I give all credit to the time she spent learning at Mathnasium. To keep her on track we did Mathnasium again this summer. We love it!"
So rather than submit to that "summer slide," let's imagine your child prepared for (maybe even excited for) their math class next year. Come give Mathnasium of Commack a try!
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