Impact of Summer Learning Loss Curbed by Tutors
By Eric Steckel | August 11, 2023
Your support enables children to overcome the Summer Slide
Your support of summer learning programs in Path2Math and FamilyBridge ensures children return to school with minimal summer learning loss.
Summer learning loss—the summer slide—has impacted students and driven teachers crazy for decades. Many children return to school having lost an entire month of learning in critical subjects like reading and math.
Not all families are affected by summer learning loss equally.
For more affluent families, camps, enrichment programs, and individual tutors can stem the tide of the summer learning loss—at a considerable cost. Unfortunately, many students in Oakland do not have the same opportunities.
“I feel (the children) trying to expand and learn and do better for themselves. As tutors trying to help them, I feel like we will definitely lead them to the best path.”—Jetanii Yancy, Path2Math tutor.
Children in Oakland’s lowest-income neighborhood schools struggle to overcome lost learning due to COVID. Your support enabled us to develop program enhancements to meet the needs of those children and families while also providing unique opportunities for teens in CareerBridge.
Will you complete HER Circle of Care?
Through one-on-one reading and math tutoring, and family support, you will nurture an eager child in a circle of care so they may succeed in school.
Will you complete HER Circle of Care?
Through one-on-one reading and math tutoring, and family support, you will nurture an eager child in a circle of care so they may succeed in school.
This summer Path2Math offered tutoring to 80 students throughout June. CareerBridge intern Jetanii Yancy was one of 40 tutors, working with eight children each week throughout the month.
“All of these kids have things going on—a lot of imagination, energy, and personality. I feel them trying to expand and learn and do better for themselves. As tutors trying to help them, we will definitely lead them to the best path.”
Summer literacy support
Through your gifts, we distributed Family Literacy POWER Packs to 35 students from seven schools. Children received additional learning support throughout the critical summer months.
During the final weeks of the 2022-2023 school year, we distributed Family Literacy POWER Packs to 35 Succeeding by Reading students from seven schools. These hands-on literacy practice tools gave families a great way to support their child’s learning during the summer.
We invited families to participate in a Family Literacy Exploration Workshop on ZOOM, held twice weekly in June. The workshops featured songs, puzzles, POWER Pack practice activities, storytime, and more!
“Dariel* enjoyed the activities, the different animals he learned about, and how similar words can be, like dog, frog, and hog. We are still working in the orange zone, but he’s getting there,” one happy parent reported.
Your support of Succeeding by Reading, Path2Math, and FamilyBridge ensures children return to school with minimal summer learning loss.
