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Understanding and mitigating academic regression from summer learning loss

June 23, 2025 by Dr. Jason Richardson, Garden City Elementary School and International University of the Caribbean

Proactive strategies to prevent summer learning loss can help reduce the achievement gap that often widens during summer months.

Summer learning loss, also known as the "summer slide," represents a significant challenge in education where students experience academic regression during extended breaks from formal instruction.

Classroom Learning

5 online resources to beat the summer slide

June 20, 2025 by Laura Ascione

Digital resources help students maintain momentum, combat the summer slide, and return to the classroom in the fall ready to learn.

Key points: As the final school bells ring and students head into summer vacation, educators and parents alike are turning ... Read more

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10 practical and actionable tips for summer learning programs

July 5, 2024 by NWEA Staff

Research highlights summer recommendations for achieving positive student learning outcomes and closing pandemic-related achievement gaps.

Summer learning programs aren't new, but in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and continued learning loss and student achievement gaps, these programs are on the rise.

Classroom Learning

How to balance summer break with summer learning loss

June 21, 2024 by Laura Ascione

An expert analysis reveals that the research around summer learning loss isn’t so clear, but students still need learning opportunities.

As classrooms close until next fall, talk of the dreaded summer slide increases, particularly as students are still struggling to gain ground lost during the pandemic.

Teaching Trends

3 ways to avoid summer learning loss

April 19, 2024 by Burçin Advani, Best Parents

Educators can find fun and engaging ways to keep students’ brains in shape during summer break and avoid summer learning loss.

While it can be easy for teachers and students to slip out of routine over the summer break, it’s important that students don’t get out of the habit…

Curriculum

7 ways to support summer learning–right now

June 25, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

School's out for summer! But learning doesn't have to stop. By now, you're probably familiar with the term "summer slide," and with efforts to keep students engaged in…

District Management

New ed-tech services aim to stop the ‘summer slide’

May 7, 2014April 16, 2014 by By Dennis Pierce, Editorial Director, <a href='https://twitter.com/eSN_Dennis' target='_blank'>@eSN_Dennis</a>

Research suggests that students lose two to three months of grade-level equivalency in math skills over the summer, which affects their readiness for the new school year—and this…