Summer Programs
How to Support Your Elementary Student During Summer
Dear Milam parents,
It is almost summer. Time for your kids to kick back, indulge in some extra screen time, play outside, and enjoy the kind of freedom we only have when we are young; however, it will be time to go back to school again sooner than you think. When kids return to school, many of them will start the year having lost about two months’ worth of academic achievement—particularly their reading and math skills. This phenomenon is referred to as summer learning loss, summer setback, or the "summer slide." One NWEA study conducted back in 2020 showed that elementary school students lost 27% in math and 20% in reading over their summer breaks.
We are sharing resources for parents to review and utilize. We cannot stress the importance for students to continue doing their reading. Our school has multiple programs which your students can access in the summer at home. These programs are: Raz Kids(K-2), Lexia Core 5 (PK-5th), Imagine Español (DL students), Imagine Math and Math Facts, Lexia Power Up(6th Grade), Progress Learning (K-6th). All of these resources can be accessed through Clever. Your students can login with their student credentials. I hope you enjoy the resources we have made available to keep your students learning through summer!
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Summer Slide for Dual Language Students
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