What is learning loss?

This term refers to any  specific or general loss of knowledge and skills or regression in academic  development. One  of  the issues  resulting in  learning loss is breaks in the learning process.  There are myriads of reasons for a student to experience breaks in the learning process.  Holidays contribute significantly to learning loss. COVID-19 has already caused many children to be suffering from the effects of learning loss globally. The issues include inaccessibility to internet, devices or fear of engaging in the face-to-face modality based on the severity of the spread of the virus in an area.

Parents play a vital role in preventing learning loss always, and especially this time around. This can be done intentionally and effortlessly by employing various non-school-like techniques.

Here are a few suggestions:

• If you are baking for Christmas, have you children engaged in weighing , measuring , counting and estimating and reasoning. They can:
  • count out eggs
  • measure liquids
  • weigh ingredients
  • learn units of measure
  • learn the difference between dry measuring equipment and liquid measuring equipment
  • interface with textures
  • distinguish shapes
  • explore different tastes and add the taste umami to their vocabulary
  • make inferences
  • draw conclusions

• If you are not baking, but will have cake, your children could be engaged in weighing, estimating, sharing/apportioning, adding and subtracting. They can:
  • learn fractions
  • understand halves, quarters, etc
  • compare pieces of cake as light or heavy
  • calculating circumferences, radii, diameters
  • determine how many slices a cake should be cut into to satisfy the need of the family.
  • understand fractions – 1/4 means one out of four pieces.
• Reading skills can be developed as well regardless of the activity at hand. Children can:
  • read labels
  • read tags
  • read prices
  • name numbers
  • name letters
  • identify vowels
  • identify consonants
  • find opposites
  • identify nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc
  • read recipes
  • read manuals
  • make menu card
  • prepare and send messages -written and or verbal
  • write shopping lists and more.

I hope that you will find the suggestions useful.

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