What is Summer Slide?
The Summer Slide refers to the loss of academic skills and knowledge that can occur when school is out. It affects children most significantly from kindergarten through middle school, especially in areas like reading fluency, comprehension, math, and problem-solving. Research shows that students can lose up to 2–3 months of progress in these areas if learning completely stops during the summer.
What’s more concerning is that these gaps add up year after year, making it harder for children to catch up each new school term.
How to empower your kids to beat the Summer Slide?
Here are a few simple, effective strategies:
- Consistency is key – Encourage short, regular learning sessions to keep skills sharp.
- Create a reading routine – Reading daily helps boost vocabulary, comprehension, and imagination.
- Inspire creativity – Let kids build, code, design, or solve puzzles and experiments.
- Focus on whole-brain learning – Subjects like math, logical thinking, and coding are excellent for building both analytical and creative skills.
Why Coding?
In online coding classes for kids at SkoolOfCode, we believe coding is learning disguised as play. It sharpens logic, enhances focus, and sparks creativity—all while keeping kids engaged. Unlike passive screen time, coding challenges young minds to think, solve, and create.
Let’s make this summer count—not just for fun, but for the future.