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White, Thomas G.; Kim, James S. – Reading Teacher, 2008
The authors designed and implemented a voluntary reading program that was intended to reduce loss in reading achievement over the summer months, particularly for low-income and ethnic minority children. The program had two major components: (1) providing eight books that were well matched to each child's reading level and interests; and (2)…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Oral Reading, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement
D'Agostino, Jerome; Hiestand, Nancy – 1995
Summer school is thought to be an effective alternative delivery mode for Chapter 1 education. The effectiveness of summer Chapter 1 programs was studied during Fall 1993 in 68 Chicago (Illinois) public schools. Students who had been in fourth grade in 1991-92 were divided into a group that had received Chapter 1 help during the school year and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth