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Making Summer Count

Author : Jennifer Sloan McCombs
Publisher : Rand Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0833052691
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Making Summer Count written by Jennifer Sloan McCombs and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2011 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite long-term and ongoing efforts to close the achievement gap between disadvantaged and advantaged students, low-income students continue to perform at considerably lower levels than their higher-income peers in reading and mathematics. Research has shown that students' skills and knowledge often deteriorate during the summer months, with low-income students facing the largest losses. Instruction during the summer has the potential to stop these losses and propel students toward higher achievement. A review of the literature on summer learning loss and summer learning programs, coupled with data from ongoing programs offered by districts and private providers across the United States, demonstrates the potential of summer programs to improve achievement as well as the challenges in creating and maintaining such programs. School districts and summer programming providers can benefit from the existing research and lessons learned by other programs in terms of developing strategies to maximize program effectiveness and quality, student participation, and strategic partnerships and funding. Recommendations for providers and policymakers address ways to mitigate barriers by capitalizing on a range of funding sources, engaging in long-term planning to ensure adequate attendance and hiring, and demonstrating positive student outcomes.

Shaping Summertime Experiences

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309496578
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Shaping Summertime Experiences written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-01-30 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For children and youth, summertime presents a unique break from the traditional structure, resources, and support systems that exist during the school year. For some students, this time involves opportunities to engage in fun and enriching activities and programs, while others face additional challenges as they lose a variety of supports, including healthy meals, medical care, supervision, and structured programs that enhance development. Children that are limited by their social, economic, or physical environments during the summer months are at higher risk for worse academic, health, social and emotional, and safety outcomes. In contrast, structured summertime activities and programs support basic developmental needs and positive outcomes for children and youth who can access and afford these programs. These discrepancies in summertime experiences exacerbate pre-existing academic inequities. While further research is needed regarding the impact of summertime on developmental domains outside of the academic setting, extensive literature exists regarding the impact of summertime on academic development trajectories. However, this knowledge is not sufficiently applied to policy and practice, and it is important to address these inequalities. Shaping Summertime Experiences examines the impact of summertime experiences on the developmental trajectories of school-age children and youth across four areas of well-being, including academic learning, social and emotional development, physical and mental health, and health-promoting and safety behaviors. It also reviews the state of science and available literature regarding the impact of summertime experiences. In addition, this report provides recommendations to improve the experiences of children over the summertime regarding planning, access and equity, and opportunities for further research and data collection.

Expanding Minds and Opportunities

Author : Terry K. Peterson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780988833203
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (332 download)

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Download or read book Expanding Minds and Opportunities written by Terry K. Peterson and published by . This book was released on 2013-02-05 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expanding Minds and Opportunities: Leveraging the Power of Afterschool and Summer Learning for Student Success presents an impressive and significant body of work that comprises almost 70 reports, research studies, essays, articles, and commentaries by more than 100 authors representing a range of researchers, educators, policy makers, and professionals in the field, as well as thought leaders and opinion influencers. Collectively, these writings boldly state that there is now a solid base of research and best practices clearly showing that quality afterschool and summer learning programs-including 21st Century Community Learning Centers-make a positive difference for students, families, schools, and communities.

Making Summer Count

Author : Jennifer Sloan McCombs
Publisher : Rand Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0833052713
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Making Summer Count written by Jennifer Sloan McCombs and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2011 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students typically lose knowledge and skills during the summer, particularly low-income students. Districts and private providers can benefit from the evidence on summer programming to maximize program effectiveness, quality, reach, and funding.

Summer Educational Opportunities

Author : Ella Burgess Ratcliffe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Summer Educational Opportunities written by Ella Burgess Ratcliffe and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ready for Fall? Near-Term Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Students' Learning Opportunities and Outcomes

Author : Jennifer Sloan McCombs
Publisher : Rand Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0833088203
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (33 download)

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Book Synopsis Ready for Fall? Near-Term Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Students' Learning Opportunities and Outcomes by : Jennifer Sloan McCombs

Download or read book Ready for Fall? Near-Term Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Students' Learning Opportunities and Outcomes written by Jennifer Sloan McCombs and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wallace Foundation’s National Summer Learning Study, conducted by RAND and launched in 2011, offers the first assessment of district-run voluntary summer programs over the short and long run. This report, the second of five that will result from the study, looks at how summer programs affected student performance on math, reading, and social and emotional assessments in fall 2013.

Going Places

Author : Peter H. Reynolds
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442466081
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Going Places written by Peter H. Reynolds and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rafael has looked forward to the Going Places contest and builds his go-cart from a kit in record time, but his neighbor, Maya, has a much more interesting and creative idea for her entry and Rafael decides to help.

The Best Summer Programs for Teens

Author : Sandra L Berger
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1618211722
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book The Best Summer Programs for Teens written by Sandra L Berger and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Record numbers of teens are applying to selective universities and the competition to gain entrance into college is tougher than ever before. The Best Summer Programs for Teens 2014-2015 helps teenagers find the coolest, most exciting, and most fulfilling summer programs across the United States. College-planning expert Sandra L. Berger provides students and parents with advice on using summer opportunities to help gain entrance into selective universities, and guidance on researching, choosing, applying for, and making the most out of summer programs. Students will be able to peruse the updated directory of more than 200 of the best summer opportunities in the areas of academic enrichment; fine arts; internships and paid positions; leadership and service; math, science, computer science, and technology; and study abroad or international travel, to find the program that fits them best.

Summer Learning

Author : Geoffrey D. Borman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135634920
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Summer Learning written by Geoffrey D. Borman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-04-26 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together up-to-date, research-based evidence concerning summer learning and provides descriptions and analyses of a range of summer school programs. The chapters present theory and data that explain both the phenomenon of summer learning loss and the potential for effective summer programs to mitigate loss and increase student achievement. Summer Learning: Research, Policies, and Programs: *presents evidence describing variations in summer learning loss and how these learning differences affect equality of educational opportunity and outcomes in the United States; *discusses the development, characteristics, and effects of the most recent wave of summer programs which are designed to play key roles in the recent standards movement and related efforts to end social promotion; *examines the impact of three of the most widespread, replicable summer school programs serving students across the United States; and *considers the characteristics and effects of alternative programs and practices that are designed to combat the problem of summer learning loss head on. Intended for education researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and graduate students, this volume is particularly relevant to those interested in social stratification, equity-minded policies, implications of the current standards movement and high stakes testing, and the development of programs and practices for improving education.

The Ultimate Guide to Summer Opportunities for Teens

Author : Sandra L. Berger
Publisher : PRUFROCK PRESS INC.
ISBN 13 : 1593632355
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book The Ultimate Guide to Summer Opportunities for Teens written by Sandra L. Berger and published by PRUFROCK PRESS INC.. This book was released on 2007-10 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents advice on using summer opportunities to help gain entrance into selective universities and provides guidance on researching, choosing, and applying for summer programs.

The Summer Slide

Author : Karl Alexander
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807775096
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book The Summer Slide written by Karl Alexander and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an authoritative examination of summer learning loss, featuring original contributions by scholars and practitioners at the forefront of the movement to understand—and stem—the “summer slide.” The contributors provide an up-to-date account of what research has to say about summer learning loss, the conditions in low-income children’s homes and communities that impede learning over the summer months, and best practices in summer programming with lessons on how to strengthen program evaluations. The authors also show how information on program costs can be combined with student outcome data to inform future planning and establish program cost-effectiveness. This book will help policymakers, school administrators, and teachers in their efforts to close academic achievement gaps and improve outcomes for all students. Book Features: Empirical research on summer learning loss and efforts to counteract it. Original contributions by leading authorities. Practical guidance on best practices for implementing and evaluating strong summer programs. Recommendations for using program evaluations more effectively to inform policy. Contributors: Emily Ackman, Allison Atteberry, Catherine Augustine, Janice Aurini, Amy Bohnert, Geoffrey D. Borman, Claudia Buchmann, Judy B. Cheatham, Barbara Condliffe, Dennis J. Condron, Scott Davies, Douglas Downey, Ean Fonseca, Linda Goetze, Kathryn Grant, Amy Heard, Michelle K. Hosp, James S. Kim, Heather Marshall, Jennifer McCombs, Andrew McEachin, Dorothy McLeod, Joseph J. Merry, Emily Milne, Aaron M. Pallas, Sarah Pitcock, Alex Schmidt, Marc L. Stein, Paul von Hippel, Thomas G. White, Doris Terry Williams, Nicole Zarrett “A comprehensive look at what’s known about summer’s impact on learning and achievement. It is a wake-up call to policymakers and educators alike” —Jane Stoddard Williams, Chair, Horizons National “Provides the reader with everything they didn’t know about summer learning loss and also provides information on everything we do know about eliminating summer learning loss. Do your school a favor and read this book and then act upon what you have learned.” —Richard Allington, University of Tennessee

The Best Summer Programs for Teens

Author : Sandra Berger
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781618216632
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book The Best Summer Programs for Teens written by Sandra Berger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Record numbers of teens are applying to selective universities and the competition to gain entrance into college is tougher than ever before. The fourth edition ofThe Best Summer Programs for Teenshelps teenagers find the coolest, most exciting, and most fulfilling summer programs across the United States. College-planning expert Sandra L. Berger provides students and parents with advice on using summer opportunities to help gain entrance into selective universities, and guidance on researching, choosing, applying for, and making the most out of summer programs. Students will be able to peruse the updated directory of more than 200 of the best summer opportunities in the areas of academic enrichment; fine arts; internships and paid positions; leadership and service; math, science, computer science, and technology; and study abroad or international travel, to find the program that fits them best.

Generating Learning Opportunities

Author : Gloria Ann Redding
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1984516337
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (845 download)

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Download or read book Generating Learning Opportunities written by Gloria Ann Redding and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-04-04 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glo is a remarkable Southern-born girl who will permit you a close-up and transparent view of her life story. Glos parents did not graduate from high school, but she gleaned something special from them that wasnt found in a textbook. She discovered a priceless connection between family values, actions, and academic achievement. Glo candidly offers perspectives and strategies from her life journey, personal parenting, academic endeavors, and professional career. Her path included a disconnected and abusive father, five children sharing one bed, a roach infestation, and multiple academic distractions. Yet she always had a loving and supportive family, tribe, community, and mother who strongly and consistently advocated for her family. The goal of this book is to help guide families, parents, caregivers, educators, and communities through practical and relevant tips toward building strong foundations that result in phenomenal life outcomes. Glo invites you to find your place among these pagesa place that resonates deeply within and propels you to take action in your own life and perhaps in the life of someone else too. May your destiny always lead toward generating learning opportunities.

Getting to Work on Summer Learning

Author : Catherine H. Augustine
Publisher : Rand Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0833081365
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Getting to Work on Summer Learning written by Catherine H. Augustine and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RAND is conducting a longitudinal study that examines the implementation and effectiveness of voluntary summer learning programs. This second report in the series provides research-based advice for school district leaders developing summer programs.

Summer Challenge

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Summer Challenge written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide is designed to help school staff plan effective summer programs for disadvantaged children by offering an array of ideas for designing exciting and stimulating summer programs and offering important information from research and practice on what makes an effective summer program. If schools are to expect excellence from disadvantaged children, these children must have challenging, positive summer experiences they can use as a base for future learning. In addition, summer experiences should offer a chance to bring new levels of self-confidence and achievement to disadvantaged students. Structural attributes of successful programs include strong instructional leadership, high expectations, and respect for diversity. Organizational arrangements involve efficient use of time, staff development, and parent involvement. Components of good curriculum and instruction build on students' prior knowledge, and emphasize classroom management, integrated learning, and recognition of success. Accountability and use of appropriate assessments are hallmarks of the schools' sense of responsibility to students and the community. Sixteen model summer programs are described including goals, curriculum and instruction, evidence of success, and comments and contact persons. Appended is a list of places providing information and assistance, including Chapter 1 Technical Assistance Centers and regional education laboratories. (JB)

What If You Had T. Rex Teeth?: And Other Dinosaur Parts

Author : Sandra Markle
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338275933
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (382 download)

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Download or read book What If You Had T. Rex Teeth?: And Other Dinosaur Parts written by Sandra Markle and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2018-12-26 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you could have any dinosaur body part, which would you choose? What if you woke up one morning and you had sprouted a dinosaur body part overnight? What If You Had T. rex Teeth? -- the next imaginative book in the What If You Had series -- explores what would happen if you looked in the mirror and saw that you had become part dino! From a Velociraptor's sharp sickle-tipped toes to a T. rex's giant curved teeth, and from the body armor of an Ankylosaurus to the long neck of a Brachiosaurus -- discover what it would be like if you had one of these wild dinosaur parts! Readers will also learn what makes a dinosaur a dinosaur and why they aren't still around today.

Summer Bridge Activities¨, Grades 7 - 8

Author : Summer Bridge Activities
Publisher : Rainbow Bridge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1483815870
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (838 download)

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Download or read book Summer Bridge Activities¨, Grades 7 - 8 written by Summer Bridge Activities and published by Rainbow Bridge Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Give your soon-to-be eighth grader a head start on their upcoming school year with Summer Bridge Activities: Bridging Grades 7-8. With daily, 15-minute exercises kids can review proportions and misplaced modifiers and learn new skills like square roots and writing in the active voice. This workbook series prevents summer learning loss and paves the way to a successful new school year. --And this is no average workbookÑSummer Bridge Activities keeps the fun and the sun in summer break! Designed to prevent a summer learning gap and keep kids mentally and physically active, the hands-on exercises can be done anywhere. These standards-based activities help kids set goals, develop character, practice fitness, and explore the outdoors. With 12 weeks of creative learning, Summer Bridge Activities keeps skills sharp all summer long!