A new survey has revealed that parents are still planning on using learning apps to continue their child’s education throughout the summer. Summer is meant to be a time for fun and excitement. A chance for families to get out there and spend some time together and have fun. While school may be out for the year, a lot of parents still want their child to learn and grow and a great method to encourage this is by using electronics and technology to your advantage. Since children have now had some experience navigating online learning, they are more familiar with this method of learning.

According to Lingo Kids, a report was created following a survey that was done on parents to inquire about their summer plans for learning. The survey looked at parents of children between the ages of 2 and 8 years old.

RELATED: States Prepare For More Schooling During Summer To “Catch Up”

•86% of parents said that they believe that their child has missed out on learning skills throughout the pandemic

•85% of those said that their children had experienced virtual learning this last year

According to The Education Trust, the vast majority of parents feel that their children are falling behind in school and this is a large concern.

•91% of the parents in the survey said that they are planning to supplement their child’s learning at home throughout the summer

•68% of those parents said that they would be using early learning apps to help them

Parents have been more open to allowing screen time and technology into their homes. It was once a great form of entertainment on a stressful day, but parents may have also realized how much teaching these devices offer, and that they can help their children.

Not surprisingly, when asked about what subject parents feel their child is the most behind is the answer was social-emotional learning, at 49%. This is understandable since children were missing out completely on the social skills they learn when they are in in-person school. Math, reading, and writing were all close behind, subjects that are typically taught face-to-face.

Lingo Kids is an early learning app, and they had seen a 128% increase since the beginning of the pandemic started, so it looks like parents were being proactive and were already supplementing some app learning with the traditional methods. The survey found that parents are wanting to see more learning apps that have a social-emotional link to them.

READ NEXT: Study Uses Unique Method To Help Visually Impaired Kids Learn STEM

Sources: Lingo Kids, The Education Trust