The summer holidays are a well-deserved break for students and their families. It's a time to relax, enjoy fun activities, and take a step back from the daily grind of schoolwork. However, it's essential to ensure that students continue with some form of consistent learning during these six weeks to avoid the negative effects of the summer slide.

For children and adults alike, reading is a lifelong skill, and one that has a profound impact on academic and personal development. Maintaining and improving literacy skills, fighting the summer slide and continuing to foster a love of reading in students are just some of the benefits explored here! Plus check out our top 10 recommended reading lists!

What is the Summer Slide?

The summer slide, or summer learning loss, is the phenomenon that sees children lose significant reading and maths understanding over the 6 week summer holidays, when they aren't practicing the skills and knowledge they've worked so hard on all year. Similar to learning a language or an instrument, or exercising in the gym, consistency is important when it comes to learning too.