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Download full textLawrence, Joshua F.; Hinga, Briana M.; Mahoney, Joseph L.; Vandell, Deborah Lowe – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2015
This paper examines the relation between children's summer activities before fourth through sixth grade and their vocabulary knowledge in fifth grade and at age fifteen using the NICHD SECCYD dataset (N = 1,009). We used OLS regression and propensity score analyses to understand how children's summer reading, library visits, participation in…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Vocabulary
Direct linkRudasill, Kathleen Moritz; Adelson, Jill L.; Callahan, Carolyn M.; Houlihan, Deanna Vogt; Keizer, Benjamin M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2013
Children whose parents are warm and responsive yet also set limits and have reasonable expectations for their children tend to have better outcomes than their peers whose parents show less warmth and responsiveness, have low expectations, or both. Parenting behavior is related to family race and children's sex, age, and cognitive ability. However,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Cognitive Ability, Student Attitudes
Virginia State Library, Richmond. – 1999
This guide for the 1999 Virginia teen summer reading program for public libraries, "Read around the World," includes the following chapters: (1) "Reading and Teens," including serving the underserved, tips for teens, and a recipe for choosing a book to read for fun; (2) "Programming and Teens," including "The Why…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Friendship, High Schools
Fischer, Barbara H. – 1992
This manual contains information and materials for the Virginia Summer Reading Program. The "SI for Kids" ("Sports Illustrated for Kids") theme builds on the interest of youngsters in the Olympic games and affords wide interpretation at the local level. Some libraries may focus on sporting events and record setting…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Bibliographies, Childrens Libraries
Fischer, Barbara H. – 1990
This manual is designed to support the summer reading programs of Virginia libraries on the theme, "Explore Your Library. . . For the Fun of It," which offers opportunities for youngsters of all ages to be drawn into the library's domain of discovery, mystery, and adventure. The manual provides resources for programs, activities, crafts,…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Adolescents, Childrens Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education
Fischer, Barbara H. – 1991
The theme of the 1991 Virginia Summer Reading Program combined a fascination with the world of prehistoric creatures with the excitement of discovery. The summer program offers the library an opportunity to showcase its services for the entire community and demonstrates the contribution the library makes to the development of lifelong learning.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Childrens Libraries
