Prepare for Success in the Upcoming School Year
Summertime means longer days and warmer weather, making it the perfect time for learning fun!
It’s also a great time to make a plan that gets your child ready for the next grade level and supports their social and emotional development.
Thanks to our partners, Learning Heroes and the National Summer Learning Association, National PTA is pleased to offer tips and tools that will set your child up for success in the fall.
PTA leaders, teachers, parents and families should use the following resources to engage families in education throughout a child’s academic career.
The community is a rich and exciting learning landscape for children in the summer.
Summer Stride
Every summer, children can lose two to three months of progress in reading and math skills. This is what’s known as the ‘summer slide’—when kids fall behind in school over the summer break. These reading and math losses add up.
3 P’s to remember your plan! Put the pieces together, pay attention to progress and partner up!
Use this easy, 3-step plan to support summer learning and prepare for the next grade (while having lots of fun!). Get the 3-step Plan.
Smarter Summers. Brighter Futures.
PTAs and schools are key to linking parents to vital summer learning opportunities that can help children have fun and meaningful learning experiences that prepare them for the next grade.
The Smarter Summers Brighter Futures Playbook empowers and equips PTAs and educators to make summers matter in their communities with easy-to-follow planning tools and strategies. Get yours!
