#summer slide

[sillytwos]

New Research Casts Doubt on the ‘Summer Slide’

Under closer scrutiny, the idea of dramatic learning loss over the summer doesn’t seem to hold up, according to a recent study.

[studybyexample]

How To Stay Productive During Summer

Listen--I know this post is a little late, but personally I start to lose any semblance of productivity during late June/Early July. Here are some tips that have helped me out so far!

Try to keep a consistant sleep schedule...you don’t have to go to bed at 9 and wake up at 5:30, but don’t wake up at 2pm one day and 6am the next. Try to keep it consistant so that planning is a lot easier

Do your summer assignments...Seriously!! Most of the time, they’re your first grade inputted. You don’t want to start the semester off on the wrong foot, so get up and do those assignments!

Keep reading...It doesn’t even have to be something heavy, it could just be a cutesy YA novel. Anything that keeps you reading is good during the Summer. Personally, I read those romantic YA novels. I know they’re mind-meltingly bad, but they’re my guilty pleasure.

“Tidy space tidy mind”...It pays off to keep your room (or at least study space) clean. Personally, I get really stressed out when I’m trying to study and it’s really messy. So keep your room/desk/study/etc somewhat tidy and you might have an easier time sitting down to read/do an assignment.

Keep filling out your planner...I haven’t fully converted to the planner lifestyle but once I actually get one, I intend on updating it often. It’s good to keep track of what you’re doing throughout the week, even if it isn’t academic.

Keep Writing...I’m not sure if I’m the only one who gets “rusty” at writing, but I sure as hell don’t want my handwriting to get even worse. I write stuff to practice pennmanship. It could be a recipe, a grocery list, or a birthday card, but I make sure I write with a pen on paper pretty often so my handwriting stays neat.

Relax, this is your break, after all...Listen, school is already stressful when you’re in it. There’s no need to add a ton of stress worrying about the next school year in the middle of your break. Of course, take this with a grain of salt since I’m not applying to colleges just yet so I might not know what I’m saying

[a-petite-writer]

i’ve completely forgotten how to use imaginary numbers and logs the summer slide is real 😭😭

[blackchildrensbooksandauthors]

27 Book Series for Summer Reading

Who’s ready for summer!

Summer reading is an activity that many love to partake in, a time to check off a few titles on your TBR list or check out some new releases. During the summer months, leisure or recreational reading for children is more than just fun; it’s educational. Summer reading can help slow what experts call the summer slide. The book series listed range from chapter to young adult titles and include multiple genres. For more summer reading selections, go to “50 Books for Super Summer Reading.” Happy Reading!

Book Series:

Confetti Kids Series - Gwendolyn Hooks, Illustrator - Shirley Ng-Benitez 

Block Party (2017)  

Music Time (2017)  

The Garden (2018)  

Jada Jones Series - Kelly Starling Lyons, Illustrator - Vanessa Brantley Newton

Rock Star (2017) 

Class Act (2017) 

Jaden Toussaint Series - Marti Dumas, Illustrator - Marie Muravski 

The Quest for Screen Time (2015) 

The Ladek Invasion (2015) 

Muffin Wars (2016) 

Attack of the Swamp Thing (2016)  

Mission Star-Power (2017) 

Gaither Sisters Series - Rita Williams-Garcia

One Crazy Summer (2010)    

P.S.: Be Eleven (2013) 

Gone Crazy in Alabama (2015) 

The Crossover Series - Kwame Alexander

The Crossover (2014) 

Rebound (2018) 

Rose Lee Carter Series - Linda Williams Jackson

Midnight without a Moon (2017) 

A Sky Full of Stars (2018) 

The Jumbies Series - Tracey Baptiste

The Jumbies (2015) 

Rise of the Jumbies (2017) 

The Great Greene Heist Series - Varian Johnson

The Great Greene Heist (2014) 

To Catch a Cheat (2016) 

Hazelwood High Series - Sharon M. Draper

Tears of a Tiger (1994)

Forged by Fire (1997) 

Darkness Before Dawn (2001) 

Binti Series - Nnedi Okorafor

Binti (2015) 

Home (2017) 

The Night Masquerade (2018) 

Continue here for FULL LIST of book series.

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[fuckyeahradicaled]

Summer Slide? There's No Such Thing

What if the children who allegedly experience summer learning loss never really learned at all? asks Kerry McDonald.

"The "summer slide” has been cited as a top reason for making summer programs, particularly for underprivileged youth, more academically rigorous. In other words, summer schooling trumps summer playing — especially if you’re poor. A free and unstructured summer, then, is seen as a playful luxury: fun, but not educational, and potentially even harmful.

What if we challenged this notion? What if the children who allegedly experience "summer slide" never really learned at all? They may have been successfully schooled: that is, trained and tested on specific skills and competencies before summer began. But they likely never learned. There can be no "summer slide," no loss of learning, when learning is authentic and self-directed."

[leeandlow]

2017 Diverse Summer Reading List Grades PreK-8

2017 Diverse Summer Reading List Grades PreK-8

June is finally here, summer is (almost) here, and that means that the 2017 Diverse Summer Reading List PreK-8 from LEE & LOW is here! Click here to download, print, and share the 2017 Diverse Summer Reading List Grades PreK-8 along with the LEE & LOW Reading Log and Certificate of Achievement.  L& L Summer Reading Log L&L Certificate of Achievement This list is not only an excellent tool to help…

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[ageoflearning]

ABCmouse Prevents Summer Slide for Rising First Graders in Miami-Dade County Public Schools

This study examined the impact of ABCmouse Early Learning Academy on summer learning loss (known as “summer slide”) in a diverse sample of 999 rising first graders. Results showed that ABCmouse helped prevent summer slide in reading for students who regularly used ABCmouse for at least 70 minutes per week over the summer. Students who met this usage threshold demonstrated literacy gains equivalent to the benefits of one month of academic instruction, while children who scored below the median at the beginning of the study experienced even greater gains from using ABCmouse.  Read the research brief...

[blackchildrensbooksandauthors]

More Books for Summer Reading...

50 Books for Super Summer Reading

Reading is a wonderful way to keep children engaged during the summer months. So, if you’re looking to buy or borrow a few books for your young and older readers, our super summer reading list has lots of choices for hours of enjoyment and imagination stimulation. Those long days are also a perfect time to binge read a book series. See “27 Book Series for Summer Reading” for more titles. Happy Reading!

Books:

The Big Bed - Bunmi Laditan, Illustrator - Tom Knight 

There's a Dragon in My Closet - Dorothea Taylor, Illustrator - Charly Palmer 

Don’t Call Me Grandma - Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Illustrator - Elizabeth Zunon

The Three Billy Goats Gruff - Jerry Pinkney

How to Find a Fox - Nilah Magruder

I Am Enough - Grace Byers, Illustrator - Keturah A. Bobo 

Nikki and Deja - Karen English, Illustrator - Laura Freeman

A Team Stays Together! - Tony & Lauren Dungy 

Ghost Boys - Jewell Parker Rhodes 

Auma’s Long Run - Eucabeth Odhiambo 

Riding Chance - Christine Kendall

The Stars Beneath Our Feet - David Barclay Moore

Orangeboy - Patrice Lawrence

Charm & Strange: A Novel - Stephanie Kuehn

For Every One - Jason Reynolds

I Am Alfonso Jones - Tony Medina 

The Belles - Dhonielle Clayton 

How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child - Sandra Uwiringiyimana w/Abigail Pesta

Continue here for FULL LIST of books for summer reading.

Please know that your thoughtful donation will support our mission to promote awareness of children’s and young adult literature by Black authors. 

Our stories matter. 

Thank you!