Stop The Summer Slide with These Great Online Educational
Programs
Summer vacation is only a few short weeks away, and if
you’re like many parents, you may worry about the academic summer slide.
You know, that time when our children forget much of what they learn during the
academic year, and their brains turn to mush.
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I jest, of course, but there is a summer slide, which is why
teachers must spend weeks reviewing last year’s material when school resumes in
August or September.
For the last few years, I’ve attempted to stop the summer
slide with my son, specifically with math. He’s a voracious reader and is
an excellent student in English and social studies, but he’s weak in math, and
the last thing he needs is to fall further behind during the summer.
One program we love to stop the summer slide is K5 Learning.
K5 Learning
This program is great for kids in kindergarten through 5th
grade. When the student signs up, they take an assessment so they’re
placed at the right level. The assessment isn’t based on grade level but
at the student’s ability.
Then, there are four areas the program concentrates
on–reading, spelling, math and math facts.
My son loves this program because it has a video game feel
to it. Plus, after he’s done a quiz, he earns 5 minutes of arcade time.
We’ve been using the program extensively with math facts as
he tries to master multiplication facts. After a quiz, he can play a game
that reinforces the facts he just learned such as Math Jong. Like
Mahjong, Math Jong has tiles that you must match, but the tiles have cartoon
faces, multiplication problems like 11 x 9, and answers like 99. You must
match the faces or the multiplication problem and answer to clear the tiles.
Parents will probably like that the arcade time is limited
to 5 minutes. Then, the student must practice again and take a quiz to
earn more arcade time. Best of all, I’ve seen my son improve dramatically
in his knowledge of math facts by using this program.
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