{"id":32299,"date":"2024-04-30T10:10:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T17:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=32299"},"modified":"2024-06-07T08:53:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T15:53:32","slug":"how-to-keep-your-childs-brain-sharp-in-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/how-to-keep-your-childs-brain-sharp-in-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Keep Your Child\u2019s Brain Sharp in Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As the school year closes, it is essential to remember how to keep your child’s brain sharp in summer. Research has shown that children often experience a decline in their learning and academic skills during the summer months, known as “summer learning loss” or “summer slide.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students can lose approximately two months of reading progress and 2.6 months of math progress during the summer. A recent study found that students lost, on average, about 20 percent of their school-year gains in reading and 27 percent in math during summer break. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A study by the National Summer Learning Association<\/a> found that students from disadvantaged backgrounds can lose up to three months in reading achievement, compared to only one month for their more affluent peers.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Summer break should allow children to enjoy themselves and engage in various experiences promoting physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Here are some important things for a child to do over summer school break:<\/p>\n\n\n\n