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Publication Date: 2013-Sep
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The Effects of Summer Reading on Low Income Children's Literacy Achievement from Kindergarten to Grade 8: A Metaanalysis of Classroom and Home Interventions
Kim, James S.; Quinn, David M.
Review of Educational Research, v83 n3 p386-431 Sep 2013
This meta-analysis reviewed research on summer reading interventions conducted in the United States and Canada from 1998 to 2011. The synthesis included 41 classroom-and home-based summer reading interventions involving children from kindergarten to Grade 8. Compared to control group children, children who participated in classroom interventions, involving teacher-directed literacy lessons, or home interventions, involving child-initiated book reading activities, enjoyed significant improvement on multiple reading outcomes. The magnitude of the treatment effect was positive for summer reading interventions that employed research-based reading instruction and included a majority of low-income children. Sensitivity analyses based on within-study comparisons indicated that summer reading interventions had significantly larger benefits for children from low-income backgrounds than for children from a mix of income backgrounds. The findings highlight the potentially positive impact of classroom-and home-based summer reading interventions on the reading comprehension ability of low-income children.
Descriptors: Intervention, Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction, Low Income Students, Literacy Education, Reading Achievement, Kindergarten, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Children, Reading Improvement, Outcomes of Education, Books, Meta Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: Kindergarten; Primary Education; Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools
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Language: English
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