While some children are spending the summer under the Oklahoma sun, others are indoors blazing through subjects that ordinarily pose huge challenges for them during the school year.

Districts across the state are offering intensive summer school classes to help children catch up in core subjects like reading and math. In Tulsa, each child in the program is given a customized summer-growth goal.

These goals, in turn, have helped teachers approach learning with children’s individual strengths and weaknesses in mind.