{"id":10767,"date":"2016-07-07T04:01:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kumon-us-english-blog.local\/blog\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\/"},"modified":"2022-11-27T13:08:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T18:08:00","slug":"5-tips-avoid-summer-slide","status":"publish","type":"canadian_english","link":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/canadian_english\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips to Avoid the &#8220;Summer Slide&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rtecenter\"><em>This post was written by Leslie Keelty, Education Consultant at Kumon Canada who originally shared\u00a0these\u00a0tips\u00a0on <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/2791798\/top-5-tips-to-keep-kids-learning-through-the-summer\" aria-label=\"Global News\">Global News<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">What is The &#8220;Summer Slide&#8221;?<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s been a lot of research done on the summer slide, also known as summer learning loss. Most educators agree that taking two months off without any math or reading instruction is not a good idea. Without any academic learning during the summer, children can fall behind when school starts up in September. Children who stay mentally engaged throughout the summer come back to school with confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Families have so many activities in the summer. How can they keep kids interested in learning? <strong>Here are our top 5 tips to avoid the Summer Slide:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1. Study a Little Bit Every Day<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/summer-slide-tip-study-everyday.jpeg\" alt=\"avoid the summer slide by studying a bit every day\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Aim for 30 minutes per study session depending on the child\u2019s age and concentration ability. I\u2019ll compare it to the same amount of time for a daily shower and brushing teeth.\u00a0 I ask the kids, do you stop brushing your teeth or taking showers during summer vacation?\u00a0 Well, they think that\u2019s pretty funny &amp; they get it, and if their parents are on board then summer study can work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2. Start early<\/h2>\n<p>Little kids love learning new things and we want to nurture that love of learning through their whole school careers. As a parent you are your child\u2019s first teacher.\u00a0 For preschoolers, look for triangle pencils at your dollar store and show little ones how to hold a pencil correctly so they will be ready for kindergarten.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3. Use a Learning Diary or Sticker Chart<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/summer-slide-tip-study-diary.jpeg\" alt=\"keep a diary to help avoid the summer slide\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A learning diary can be used\u00a0to keep track of specific goals and accomplishments.\u00a0 Goals like memorizing Addition and Subtraction Facts to 20 or memorizing times tables up to 12. This may seem basic but parents want to ensure these fundamental skills are mastered.\u00a0 Give praise specific to their accomplishments: Wow, you memorized the times 5 tables, let\u2019s work on times 6!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4. Read Together as a Family<\/h2>\n<p>Especially fathers! You may be surprised to know that fathers play a huge role in their child\u2019s reading development. Recent research shows that dads who read a lot at home with their children, especially bedtime stories, are one of the strongest indicators of reading success for their children. You can go on our website Kumon.ca and download our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/assets\/ca-en\/pdfs\/Kumon_Recommended_Reading_List.pdf\" aria-label=\"librarian approved reading list\">librarian approved reading list<\/a> to get books your children will want to read!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">5. Workbooks<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/summer-slide-tip-workbooks.jpeg\" alt=\"avoid the summer slide with some workbooks\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These can be purchased at your local book store, teachers\u2019 store or online.\u00a0 We suggest \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Are-Ready-Kindergarten-Pencil-Skills\/dp\/1935800175\/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1467727549&amp;sr=1-2&amp;keywords=are+you+ready+for+kindergarten\">Are You Ready for Kindergarten<\/a>?\u201d for developing pencil control and for students starting high school in September: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Kumon-Algebra-Workbook-I-Publishing\/dp\/193580085X\" aria-label=\"Getting Ready for Algebra\">Getting Ready for Algebra<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><strong>We\u2019d love for you to tell us how you keep your children engaged during the summer. Don\u2019t forget to leave us a comment and share your favourite tips below.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leslie Keelty, retired Education Consultant at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/ca-en\/home?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Referral&amp;utm_campaign=CA%20blog%20home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kumon<\/a>&nbsp;shares tips on how to continue learning throughout the summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":11141,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","subjects":[233],"class_list":["post-10767","canadian_english","type-canadian_english","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","subjects-study-skills"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>5 Tips to Avoid the &quot;Summer Slide&quot; - Student Resources<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Leslie Keelty, retired Education Consultant at Kumon shares tips on how to continue learning throughout the summer.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/canadian_english\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 Tips to Avoid the &quot;Summer Slide&quot; - Student Resources\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Leslie Keelty, retired Education Consultant at Kumon shares tips on how to continue learning throughout the summer.\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/canadian_english\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Student Resources\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-11-27T18:08:00+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide.jpeg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"980\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"474\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/canadian_english\\\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/canadian_english\\\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\\\/\",\"name\":\"5 Tips to Avoid the \\\"Summer Slide\\\" - Student Resources\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/canadian_english\\\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/canadian_english\\\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-07-07T04:01:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-11-27T18:08:00+00:00\",\"description\":\"Leslie Keelty, retired Education Consultant at Kumon shares tips on how to continue learning throughout the summer.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/canadian_english\\\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/canadian_english\\\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/canadian_english\\\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide.jpeg\",\"width\":980,\"height\":474},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/canadian_english\\\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Study Tips &amp; Resources\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Canadian English\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/canadian_english\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"5 Tips to Avoid the &#8220;Summer Slide&#8221;\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/\",\"name\":\"Kumon Student Resources\",\"description\":\"Kumon\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Kumon Student Resources\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/kumon_logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/kumon_logo.png\",\"width\":198,\"height\":44,\"caption\":\"Kumon Student Resources\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumon.com\\\/resources\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"5 Tips to Avoid the \"Summer Slide\" - Student Resources","description":"Leslie Keelty, retired Education Consultant at Kumon shares tips on how to continue learning throughout the summer.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/canadian_english\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"5 Tips to Avoid the \"Summer Slide\" - Student Resources","og_description":"Leslie Keelty, retired Education Consultant at Kumon shares tips on how to continue learning throughout the summer.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/canadian_english\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\/","og_site_name":"Student Resources","article_modified_time":"2022-11-27T18:08:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":980,"height":474,"url":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/canadian_english\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\/","url":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/canadian_english\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\/","name":"5 Tips to Avoid the \"Summer Slide\" - Student Resources","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/canadian_english\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/canadian_english\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide.jpeg","datePublished":"2016-07-07T04:01:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-11-27T18:08:00+00:00","description":"Leslie Keelty, retired Education Consultant at Kumon shares tips on how to continue learning throughout the summer.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/canadian_english\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/canadian_english\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/canadian_english\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide.jpeg","width":980,"height":474},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/canadian_english\/5-tips-avoid-summer-slide\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Study Tips &amp; Resources","item":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Canadian English","item":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/canadian_english\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"5 Tips to Avoid the &#8220;Summer Slide&#8221;"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/","name":"Kumon Student Resources","description":"Kumon","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/#organization","name":"Kumon Student Resources","url":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kumon_logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kumon_logo.png","width":198,"height":44,"caption":"Kumon Student Resources"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/canadian_english\/10767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/canadian_english"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/canadian_english"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10767"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subjects?post=10767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}