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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"summer learning"”.
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Closing the summer learning gap for vulnerable junior kindergarten students
… current academic calendars across North America, summer vacation creates a significant gap in the learning cycle. I t has been argued that this gap actually decreases student achievement levels over the course of the summer. In a synthesis of 39 studies Cooper, Nye, Charlton, Lindsay, & Greathouse …
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Addressing the Summer Learning Gap Among Children with Reading Difficulties
… in children with reading difficulties over the summer months. More specifically, a summer literacy program called S.L.A.M., offered by the Learning Disabilities Association of the Niagara Region, was examined. A multi-lens approach was used to examine the efficacy of the summer literacy program, …
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English Language Learner Achievement: A Mixed-Methods Examination of a Seven-Week Summer Intervention
… achievement after participation in a seven-week summer intervention. Three types of archived achievement data were analyzed: reading comprehension, English language acquisition and state standardized assessment. The quantitative data results suggested students that participated in the …
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The Impact That The Power Scholars’ Academy Program Has On The Achievement Of Students In Reading And Math
… of the study is to examine the impact of a summer learning loss prevention program that is designed to improve the academic achievement gap. The target population for this research study was participants of the Power Scholars Academy (PSA) program. PSA is a collaboration of BellXcel, local …
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Improving Literacy Through Instruction and Community Experiences: : The effect of a summer program on literacy outcomes of students from low Ses homes
… homes is the loss of academic skills during the summer months. Unfortunately, the public schools are often unable to provide summer learning opportunities because limited space, funding, and teacher availability. Established community organizations frequently provide summer programs, however, …
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The Effect On Cumulative Language Acquisition Increase For English Language Learner Students In Kindergarten Through Third Grade Who Attended Multiple Years Of Summer Remediation Programs
… Third Grade Who Attended Multiple Years Of Summer Remediation Programs. Major Professor: Marilyn A. Hirth</p> <p>Already academically at risk, students in the rapidly growing English Language Learner (ELL) student population in the United States face additional challenges due to regression …
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Examination Of An Independent School’s Site-Based Summer Program
<p>This study examined the summer program offered by a pre-kindergarten through grade twelve independent school. Three levels of theory, individual, group, and organizational, were utilized to analyze the experiences of students and instructors. The variety of opportunities and instructional design …
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An Identification of Student Summer Activities and Their Relationship to Mathematics Testing Performance Measured From Spring to Fall
The purpose of the study was to identify student summer activities and determine whether a relationship exists between the activities and mathematics testing change scores measured from spring to fall. This current effort built upon research conducted by Heyns (1978), Burkam et al. (2004), Downey …