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Don't Let Your Child's Learning Slide During the Summer

Research indicates that:

• Students typically score lower on standardized tests at the end of summer vacation than they do on the same tests at the beginning of the summer.
• Two-thirds of the ninth grade achievement gap can be explained by unequal access to summer learning opportunities during the elementary school years.

• Most students lose about two months of grade level equivalency in mathematical computation skills over the summer months.

According to National Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University, a typical student will lose about one month of learning over the summertime, with disadvantaged and struggling students losing even more. Over the school holiday kids can forget up to 30% of what they learned during the school year.

Don't let this be your child, encourage your child to read and work on math skills during the summer. Creative Tutors also can provide a quality program during the summer or even after school starts to close the achievement gap.

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Meet Jan Coltrain-Sapp | Owner

Jan Coltrain-Sapp is the owner of the Creative Tutors Plano. The role is a natural for her since she has always had a passion for education...both from a teaching and from a learning perspective. A Creative Tutors customer before she became an owner, Coltrain-Sapp calls Creative Tutors her "life preserver." When her daughter began having educational and learning difficulties at the age of three, Coltrain-Sapp became very active in her education. Through finding solutions for her daughter, she gained experience with the educational system and the law. She also developed heightened awareness of children's educational needs. Her experience as a working parent gives her particular sensitivity to other parents who work and want the best education for their child.

Coltrain-Sapp graduated with honors from the University of Northern Iowa with a business education major and taught at the community college level. Subsequently, she pursued an MBA in HR and Personnel Management at Northeast Missouri University and received her law degree from the University of Iowa.