[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":227},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-preventing-summer-learning-loss":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"category":210,"color":211,"date":212,"description":213,"emoji":214,"extension":215,"image":216,"meta":217,"navigation":218,"path":219,"readTime":220,"seo":221,"seoDescription":222,"seoTitle":223,"stem":224,"thumbnail":225,"__hash__":226},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fpreventing-summer-learning-loss.md","Beating the Summer Slide: Protecting Learning Milestones Over the 6-Week Break","Brian Merton",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":199},"minimark",[10,14,23,30,33,38,41,44,66,69,71,75,82,93,98,101,121,125,128,142,146,149,169,171,175,196],[11,12,5],"h1",{"id":13},"beating-the-summer-slide-protecting-learning-milestones-over-the-6-week-break",[15,16,17,18,22],"p",{},"The long six-week summer holiday is a well-deserved time for rest, family trips, and recharge. 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