What a parent does with his or her child after school lets out has a huge impact on how that child does when school re-opens in the fall, Roberts explained. Teachers can tell the difference immediately.
Some children return to the classroom after summer vacation primed to learn.
After a quick refresher, they are ready for lift off. Other children, however, return to the classroom as if awakened from a long, amnesia-inducing sleep. It takes an intensive review effort just to get them back up to where they were when school ended. Roberts pointed out that it is parents, the child s first teachers, who make that difference. Research shows that students who keep their learning skills active during the summer months are better prepared to return to school in the fall.