Over the last several decades, the deleterious
effects of summer learning loss have been repeatedly documented, from Barbara Heyns» landmark 1978 study through the ongoing work of Karl Alexander and colleagues at Johns Hopkins University to the Rand Corp.'s 2011 study Making Summer Count.
Local educators are eager to help, since the
amount of summer learning loss directly impacts where classes begin in the fall and the amount of progress classrooms are able to make in the coming academic year.
This will diminish the frequency and
extent of summer learning loss, reduce the need to review at the start of the school year for certain subjects, and provide more time and opportunities to go into more depth in the curriculum.
There are a number of studies about the
effects of summer learning loss, sometimes referred to as the «summer slide», on the website for the National Summer Learning Association.