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While summer is a welcome and much-needed break from school for many children, it’s also the best time to provide academic support for your child, who may have faced learning difficulties this school year. Children learn in different ways and at different paces. What might be easy for one child might be more difficult for another.
Ajith Varghese of the Georgetown Huntington Learning Center says that the single biggest mistake that many parents make when it comes to dealing with struggling students is waiting too long to take action. “We often have parents bring their children to Huntington after a year or more of low grades and learning difficulties,” says Mr. Varghese
If you started to see problems arise for your student this past school year, don’t fall into the “wait-and-see” trap. Here are several reasons why it is urgent that you get your child academic support and tutoring help:
1. The slower pace of summer makes it a good time to deal with closing skill gaps. The school year is busy for most families, with children juggling far more than just homework and school. An extended break like summer is the best opportunity to set aside a dedicated time to identify and correct any skill and knowledge gaps that are preventing your child from progressing. When not in school, your child has fewer activities during the day and can commit to consistent learning while still enjoying some relaxation and downtime.
2. The summer slide will only exacerbate your child’s problems. The loss of skills and knowledge that occurs over summer break is called the “summer slide” learning loss. Students who don’t work on academic subjects during the summer months often struggle to retrieve their skills and knowledge when school resumes. If your child has been struggling during the past school year, summer learning loss can put your student even further behind. Your child needs academic support now.
3. Your child needs to start next school year with better habits. Did your child fall behind this school year when learning new material or concepts? Did they spend too much time on homework and that time wasn’t productive? Was procrastination and distractedness a big problem? Did your child’s disorganization and poor time management negatively affect their school performance? Don’t go into the next school year without fixing these issues, which are signs of more than just academic struggles. They’re also indicators of poor study skills and weak executive functioning skills.
“If your child’s grades have decreased and you’ve seen a change in their confidence and self-esteem, it’s important to act quickly,” says Mr. Varghese. “Get your child the academic support they need this summer, and don’t delay in doing so. When the time comes for school to resume and your child is equipped and ready to kick off a great school year, you’ll be glad that you did.”
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Huntington Learning Center of Georgetown is locally owned and operated, providing services to the Georgetown community. Their specially trained tutors provide individualized instruction in Reading, Phonics, Writing, Study Skills, Elementary, Middle and High school math, and other sciences. They help prepare for the SAT and ACT, as well as state and standardized exams. Huntington programs develop the skills, confidence, and motivation to help students succeed. Founded in 1977, Huntington’s mission is to give every student the best education possible.
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