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An Evaluation Of A Summer Reading Program At A Public Middle School In A Southeastern State, Michael Waiksnis
An Evaluation Of A Summer Reading Program At A Public Middle School In A Southeastern State, Michael Waiksnis
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Academic achievement loss during the summer is an established fact that is backed by a dearth of research. Most students generally lose academic ground in math during the summer. However, summer learning loss in reading is not shared by all subgroups of students. Students living in poverty lose, on average, 3 months of academic learning while other students gain or stay the same over the summer months. This is of major concern to schools and districts as they struggle to close the achievement gap.
A middle school in a southeastern state created a reading program that guaranteed access to books …