Summer Learning : Research, Policies, and Programs

by Borman, Geoffrey D.; Boulay, Matthew; Moore, Mary T.; Olson, Linda

• ISBN13: 9780805842234
• ISBN10: 0805842233
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-25
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
PART I: SUMMER LEARNING, SCHOOLING, AND THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP: SETTING THE CONTEXT	1	(70)
1 Is the School Calendar Dated? Education, Economics, and the Politics of Time	3	(22)
Harris Cooper
2 Schools, Achievement, and Inequality: A Seasonal Perspective	25	(28)
Karl L. Alexander, Doris R. Entwisle, and Linda S. Olson
3 The American Summer Learning Gap From an International Perspective	53	(18)
Alexander W. Wiseman and David P. Baker
PART II: SUMMER SCHOOL AND THE STANDARDS MOVEMENT	71	(92)
4 Summer in the City: Achievement Gains in Chicago's Summer Bridge Program	73	(30)
Melissa Roderick, Brian A. Jacob, and Anthony S. Bryk
5 Summer School 2000 and 2001: The Boston Public Schools Transition Services Program	103	(18)
John Portz
6 Assessing the Effectiveness of Summer Reading Programs	121	(42)
Scott G. Paris, P. David Pearson, Gina Cervetti, Robert Carpenter, Alison H. Paris, Jennifer DeGroot, Melissa Mercer, Kai Schnabel, Joseph Martineau, Elena Papanastasiou, Jonathan Flukes, Kathy Humphrey, and Tamara Bashore-Berg
PART III: THE IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTS OF NATIONALLY REPLICATED SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS	163	(68)
7 Addressing the Summer Learning Loss: An Evaluation of the Voyager Summer Reading Intervention Program	165	(18)
Greg Roberts and Jeri Nowakowski
8 Translating Results From Impact Studies Into Changes in Operating Programs: Improving Upward Bound Through Targeting More At-Risk Students	183	(16)
Mary T. Moore and David E. Myers
9 Evaluation of the Summerbridge Intervention Program: Design and Preliminary Findings	199	(32)
Jennifer A. Laird and S. Shirley Feldman
PART IV: COMBATING SUMMER LEARNING LOSS HEAD ON: PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES	231	(56)
10 Can a Multiyear Summer Program Prevent the Accumulation of Summer Learning Losses?	233	(22)
Geoffrey D. Borman, Laura T. Overman, Ron Fairchild, Matthew Boulay, and Jody Kaplan
11 How Families, Children, and Teachers Contribute to Summer Learning and Loss	255	(24)
Meredith Phillips and Tiffani Chin
12 Why Wait for Summer? Quicker Intervention, Better Results	279	(8)
Charles Ballinger
Author Index	287	(6)
Subject Index	293