Making Summer Count: How Summer Programs Can Boost Children's Learning

Autor/inn/en	McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Augustine, Catherine; Schwartz, Heather; Bodilly, Susan; McInnis, Brian; Lichter, Dahlia; Cross, Amanda Brown
Titel	Making Summer Count: How Summer Programs Can Boost Children's Learning
Quelle	In: Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 77 (2012) 6, S.47-52 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-127X
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Achievement Gains; Summer Programs; Achievement Gap; Student Participation; Program Effectiveness; Low Income Groups; Reading Skills; Mathematics Skills; Time Factors (Learning); Attendance; Small Classes; Individualized Instruction; Educational Quality; Parent Participation; Costs; Financial Support; Cost Effectiveness; Federal Aid; State Aid; School Districts; Partnerships in Education; Low Achievement; Outcomes of Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Sommerkurs; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Anwesenheit; Individualisierender Unterricht; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Elternmitwirkung; Cost; Kosten; Finanzielle Förderung; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; School district; Schulbezirk; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg
Abstract	During summer vacation, many students lose knowledge and skills. By the end of summer, students perform, on average, one month behind where they left off in the spring. Participation in summer learning programs should mitigate learning loss and could even produce achievement gains. Indeed, educators and policymakers increasingly promote summer learning as a key strategy to improve the achievement of low-performing students. Rigorous studies have shown that strong summer programs can achieve several important goals: (1) reverse summer learning loss; (2) achieve learning gains; and (3) give low-performing students the chance to master material that they did not learn during the school year. The authors recommend that districts and other providers invest in staffing and planning for summer learning programs, actively incorporate practices that will help ensure the success of programs, and maximize the benefits of partnerships and a variety of funding sources. They also offer recommendations for policymakers and funders who are interested in supporting summer learning programs. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10