BUENA PARK, Calif. — Studies show that over the summer vacation, students tend to lose a bit of what they’ve learned in school. It’s called learning loss.

A study from Brown University found the average student loses 17-34% of the prior year’s learning over the summer vacation. A newly retired teacher in Buena Park has been helping to keep learning going through the summer by reading to students in a park in town.

Leslee Milch has been reading to students every summer for the past 25 years. Kids of all ages are welcome to join her every Wednesday through July 10 for “Read With Me.”