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Download full textRedford, Jeremy; Burns, Stephanie; Hall, L. Jane – National Center for Education Statistics, 2018
This Statistics in Brief investigates some factors that may contribute to achievement gaps in the summer after kindergarten, including differences in children's experiences, such as participation in summer care arrangements, programs, and activities. Specifically, the brief describes students' summer nonparental care arrangements, program…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Student Characteristics
Scholastic Inc., 2017
This report presents the 6th Edition of Scholastic's biannual study of children's and parents' attitudes and behaviors about reading. The latest research touches on: (1) Reading Books for Fun; (2) Reading Aloud; (3) Summer Reading; and (4) Favorite Children's Books. This research provides both reasons to celebrate as well as a strong motivation to…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Oral Reading, Emergent Literacy, Parent Role
Wilkins, Chuck; Gersten, Russell; Decker, Lauren E.; Grunden, Leslie; Brasiel, Sarah; Brunnert, Kim; Jayanthi, Madhavi – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2012
This report presents estimates from a large-scale, multi-district RCT (randomized controlled trial) on the effectiveness of a summer reading program on improving student reading comprehension for economically disadvantaged grade 3 students reading below the 50th percentile nationally. This study focused on the summer between grades 3 and 4 for…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Independent Reading, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement
Humphrey, Jack W. – Middle Grades Reading Network, University of Evansville, 2009
There is abundant evidence that schools with strong reading programs have successful students. But building strong reading skills is a complex task, particularly by the time students reach the middle grades. A survey was conducted that involved all Indiana middle grades schools in May 2009. Two types of data analysis were utilized in preparing the…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement, Public Libraries
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1981
The Summer Jobs for Youth Program (1981) was established by the New York City Partnership to develop private sector summer jobs for economically disadvantaged youth. The evaluation of the program was based upon a telephone survey of company executives, job site supervisors, youth workers who participated in the program, companies who made summer…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, High Schools, Job Training, School Business Relationship
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1982
This technical report documents staff and parent reactions to the 1982 Austin (TX) Independent School District summer school for retainees, provides data on fall teachers' assessment of retainee skills, and describes the nature of the long-term comparison group. A summary of this information plus appendices detailing the purpose, procedures, and…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Grade Repetition
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1983
Students of the Austin (Texas) Independent School procedures, and results District who had been in first through sixth grade during 1982-83 and were recommended for retention at the end of the year were eligible to attend the 1983 summer school for retainees. The program was designed to provide additional basic skills instruction so that retainees…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Education, Grade Repetition
