4 Reasons Why Students Should Study Over The Summer
- Mind In Motion
- Jun 20, 2023
- 3 min read
Introduction
It's finally the end of the year. YAY!!! It's always best for children to keep up with their studies during the break. Studying throughout the summer break helps your child retain information from the previous year, learn and enhance new skills, Commit to studying for as little as 30 minutes a day and enhance your skills as well as your full academic potential.
Retain Information and Prevent Learning Loss
Yes, it's summertime! It's always good to take breaks and bask in the sun. However, after a while, students can forget some of the information they learned over the past year. Once they return to school in the fall it can be challenging for them to move ahead to the next material if they are experiencing learning loss. Preventing learning loss can help tremendously. Reviewing information from the previous year can help students progress without any interruptions. Reviewing for as little as 30 minutes a day can help students enhance their long-term retention of the information which is setting them up for success. Yay!
Explore new subjects and Enhance skills
Studying over the summer allows students to step out of their comfort zone and broaden their horizons. Which allows them to discover new interests and uncover any skills or talents they didn't know about. Studying over the summer can strengthen the skills that they already possess. Because students are studying self-paced and self-directed they can dedicate time to specific goals and deliberate practices to master in various areas.
Good Study Habits and Independence
Studying over the summer creates a significant impact on good study habits and independence for students. When studying over the summer it's mostly self-directed, where students take responsibility for what they are studying. Creating a study schedule/routine sets them up for success and helps them develop discipline skills and consistency in their learning. Creating a schedule also enhances their time management skills while balancing studying, relaxing, and working throughout the summer. Students can personalize and choose which subjects and material they want to learn throughout the summer. Overall studying over the summer creates good study habits and helps develop skills and independence.
Preparation and Advancement for the next school year
Lastly, studying over the summer contributes to student's readiness and preparedness for the next school year. Children can study at their own pace and dedicate as much time to subjects to help them understand the material. Also, students can go beyond what they learned this year and deep dive into learning objectives to help them advance for the next year. Preparing for the next school year can be accomplished by addressing any gaps or challenges students experienced over the past school year. By reviewing the concepts students can have a stronger foundation for the upcoming fall. Another tip is previewing some of the objectives/topics that they will be going over in the upcoming year (this can be for any subject- Science, Math, English). All of these tips and tricks set students up for success in the fall.
Conclusion
Children should always strive to reach their full potential and studying over the summer is very beneficial for them. Allows students to transition to the next school year very smoothly and not struggle with forgetting information. Also opens up many opportunities for students to learn new skills and explore new interests. Lastly creates a better understanding of all the materials and concepts they learned this past year and be experts at it. Many kids can benefit from studying over the summer just a little at a time. Join our summer programs or register for a one-on-one tutoring session today.
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