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While summer is a time for schoolchildren to be taking part in camps and outdoor activities, the American Education Research Journal followed students over five summers and recorded interesting statistics showing 52 per cent lost an average of 39 per cent of their total school year gains during the summer months. ‘Summer learning loss’ is the new buzz word that parents can use to encourage their children to keep their heads in their books for at least some of the time over the holidays.