Practice Makes Perfect: Summer Learning featured on Marketplace
Kai Ryssdal
Published: July 22, 2015
On July 22nd, Market Place from American Public Media featured an innovative new summer learning program, Practice Makes Perfect. The program asks 6th-graders to mentor 2nd-graders. The relationship reinforces learning and teaches new skills to both the older and younger students.
Article Excerpt
Traditionally, summer learning loss has been addressed through summer school, but that’s never been popular with students, according to a New York company called Practice Makes Perfect. It’s trying to change that, using new methods to reach students and create a summer school model that kids will actually want to attend.
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