Summer Learning Loss

Under the current calendar, the summer vacation creates a gap in the learning cycle during which students forget some of that they have learned, requiring teachers to devote significant instructional time to review when students return to school. The summer break also contributes to an achievement gap between students from higher socioeconomic backgrounds and their less-advantaged classmates.[1] 

What can be done to counteract this loss?  Aside from a modified school year, Summer Reading Programs are one way to improve achievement scores and help reduce the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students.

Help sustain learning and encourage a lifelong love of reading by getting your child involved in the Pickering Public Library's Summer Reading Program.  It is a very flexible program letting children select their own reading goals and reading materials.  If your child is not a big reader or if you have difficulty in coming up with next books to read - please speak with our children's staff!  They can recommend great books, magazines, and other storytelling media that will be sure to capture your child's imagination and build language skills, which are the foundation for school success.