Accelerate K–12 Reading and Math Learning This Summer
As educators plan summer school interventions and instruction, addressing unfinished learning with quality, research-based reading and math solutions is a priority. Help is here with proven programs that accelerate students’ foundational skill growth in reading and mathematics for those struggling to reach grade-level goals. Keep students curious and attending class with the high-interest topics and engaging activities these products offer.
Summer Learning Supports Long-Term Outcomes
By implementing effective learning programs, school district leaders can help mitigate learning achievement gaps, maximize knowledge retention, and support vulnerable students. Consistent learning helps students build on their knowledge year after year, leading to better long-term academic and social outcomes.
- Prevent learning loss: Engage students in academic activities, ensuring they retain and build upon knowledge gained during the regular school year
- Variety of activities: Keep students motivated and interested by providing a balanced mix of interactive, creative, and hands-on activities
- Targeted support: Address individual student needs and help them overcome academic challenges
- Structured programs: Offer a consistent and organized learning environment, helping students stay focused, and teachers make the most of their time
Summer Learning Solutions
Sound Partners
K–3 Tutoring for Early Reading Skills
Sound Partners is a research-based, supplementary tutoring program that provides individual instruction in phonics-based early reading skills. Through explicit instruction, engaging 30-minute lesson activities, and storybook reading practice, students work to improve alphabetic, phonemic awareness, decoding, word identification, and spelling skills.
LINKS to Literacy
K–5, 30-Lesson Reading Intervention
LINKS to Literacy™ is a reading intervention program for developing readers in grades K–5. Based on the science of reading, it delivers systematic, explicit instruction in the five essential components of reading. Designed for shorter timeframes with engaging themes and consistent 60-minute lessons, LINKS to Literacy boosts students' reading skills, helping them on the path to success.
Vmath Summer Adventure
K–8, 30-Lesson Reading Intervention
Vmath® Summer Adventure is a research-based intervention that provides targeted instruction and practice for essential concepts and skills students may have missed in math. The modular structure allows for either 30 or 60 hours of instruction, and is flexible to meet your program's needs. The explicit, systematic approach of Vmath Summer Adventure ensures students learn essential skills and strategies to build a strong foundation in mathematics.
REWARDS
Word Attack Strategies for Grades 4–12
The REWARDS® suite is a powerful, research-validated program for adolescent students who struggle reading long, multisyllabic words and comprehending content-area text. With explicit, teacher-led instruction, REWARDS gives students the tools to improve fluency and comprehension to become successful readers.
Related Resources
Brochure: Extended Learning, Tutoring, and Summer School Solutions
Flexible learning solutions are essential for students during out-of-session periods. Summer school, extended learning programs, and tutoring offer tailored approaches to address individual academic needs, providing opportunities for remediation, enrichment, and personalized support beyond the traditional classroom setting.
VSL Blog post: It’s Time! Start Your Summer School Preparation Now
It’s hard to believe it’s already time for educators and district leaders to begin planning for the summer months ahead. For some teachers, the summer time means a few well-deserved weeks off to relax and regroup. For others, it means tackling student learning outcomes head on as we help some of our most vulnerable students during summer sessions.
VSL Blog post: Short-Term Tutoring Supports Learning Gains
Knowledge loss during the summer between school years is well documented. A research study in 2020 revealed the average student loses 17 percent to 34 percent of their learning during a summer break. Reading gaps based on income also increased during the summer, as middle-class students showed improved reading skills while lower-income students experienced loss.