Ready for fall? near-term effects of voluntary summer learning programs on low-income students' learning opportunities and outcomes
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 affec...
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Santa Monica, CA
RAND
2015, 2015
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Research on Summer Learning Programs; Research Questions; Phases of the Study; Phase I; Phases II and III; Schedule of Public Reports; Contribution of the Study; Caveats; Report Overview; CHAPTER TWO: How Did We Measure Implementation and Outcomes?; Program Implementation; Classroom Observation Ratings; Teacher Survey; Attendance Data; Student Outcomes; Academic Assessments; Student Survey; Devereux Student Strengths Assessment
- Instructional QualitySite Discipline and Order; CHAPTER FIVE: What Were the Near-Term Effects of the Summer Programs?; The Programs Had a Positive Effect on Fall 2013 Mathematics Achievement; The Programs Had No Discernable Effect on Fall 2013 Reading Achievement; The Programs Had No Discernable Effect on Fall 2013 Social-Emotional Outcomes; Student Demographics and Characteristics Were Not Related to Near-Term Outcomes; Lack of Service Contrast Is Unlikely to Have Caused the Study to Underestimate Program Effects; CHAPTER SIX: What Aspects of Summer Programs Are Related to Positive Outcomes?
- Strong Attendance and More Instructional Time Were Associated with Better Mathematics OutcomesInstructional Quality Was Associated with Positive Reading Outcomes; Having a Teacher with Relevant Grade-Level Experience Was Associated with Positive Reading Outcomes; Orderly Sites Were Associated with Better Reading Outcomes; Other Factors Were Not Associated with Program Effects; CHAPTER SEVEN: Key Findings and Implications; Summer Learning Programs Appear to Serve Community Needs
- Introduction.
- How did we measure implementation and outcomes?
- Who were the students in the study?
- How did implementation of the summer programs vary?
- What were the near-term of the summer programs?
- What aspects of summer programs are related to positive outcomes?
- Key findings and implications
- Analytic Methods Used to Estimate Program EffectsCHAPTER THREE: Who Were the Students in the Study?; Study Student Characteristics; Study Student Attendance in Summer Programs; Attendance in the District Summer Programs; Attendance in Other Summer Programs; CHAPTER FOUR: How Did Implementation of the Summer Programs Vary?; The Summer Learning Programs; Boston Summer Learning Project; Dallas Thriving Minds Summer Camp; Duval Super Summer Academy; Pittsburgh Summer Dreamers Academy; Rochester Summer Scholars; Cross-District Program Implementation; Amount of Instruction Received
- Includes bibliographical references
- Students Who Attended the Programs Entered School in the Fall with Stronger Mathematics Skills Than Those Who Did NotThe Programs Did Not Produce Near-Term Effects in Reading; The Summer Programs Did Not Affect Social-Emotional Outcomes; Next Steps; Bibliography; Technical Appendixes; Copyright; Table Contents; Figures and Tables; Figures; Table; Abbreviations; A. Randomization Design and Implementation; Randomization of Students to Treatment and Control Groups; Stratification Plan; Writing the Computer Code for the Randomization; Siblings; Program Uptake; Minimum Detectable Effect Sizes