• More than half of the achievement gap between lower- and higher-income youth can be explained by unequal access to summer learning opportunities. As a result, low-income youth are less likely to graduate from high school or enter college.[7]

• By the end of 6th grade, students who experience summer learning loss are an average of two years behind their peers.[8]

• Two thirds of the income-based achievement gap is attributed to summer learning loss by the start of high school.[9]

Students are encouraged to read 5-10 pages daily, leaving the last week to complete the summer assignment. 

Students are encouraged to read 10-15 pages a day. Students can complete their assignment after reading. 

Students should read 8-10 pages daily to complete their summer reading work. The assignments should be completed after reading the text. Enriched students need to answer questions and journal assignments as they read, spending 10-20 minutes daily on the summer work assignment.