Join the PNBHS Summer Reading Club

Reading is a great way to relax over the summer holiday break and a great way to stave off summer learning loss.  Young men can borrow up to 20 books from the PNBHS Library over the summer holiday break.  Talk to one of our friendly librarians for further information.

Click here to access the PNBHS Library catalogue to see the wide range of titles available.

Summer learning loss is the decline in academic skills and knowledge over the course of the summer holidays. While not a common theme for discussion in New Zealand, it has been the subject of research in overseas settings. The decline in learning varies between age levels and subjects. A common finding across numerous studies is that, on average, students scored lower in mathematics and reading tests at the end of the summer holidays than they had on the same tests administered prior to the holidays.

Recreational reading plays a key role in maintaining literacy skills. Parental encouragement and role modeling of regular reading during the holidays are therefore important. Providing a range of different experiences, and opportunities to do ‘new’ things over the summer holidays, can also go a long way to alleviating summer learning loss.