《Supporting the Summer Reading of Urban Youth: An Evaluation of the Baltimore Summer READS Program》

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来源
EDUCATION AND URBAN SOCIETY,Vol.49,Issue1,P.29-52
语言
英文
关键字
students; urban education; educational policy; SOCIAL-CLASS; ACHIEVEMENT; SCHOOLS; INEQUALITY; POVERTY; SETBACK
作者单位
[Stein, Marc L.] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Educ, 2800 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA. Stein, ML (reprint author), Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Educ, 2800 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA. E-Mail: m.stein@jhu.edu
摘要
This article presents an evaluation of the first 2 years of a research-based summer learning program that provided self-selected and developmentally appropriate books to students in low-income and low-resource elementary schools by a local philanthropic organization in a large urban district. The evaluation found evidence of a positive effect of participation in the program on the state year-end standardized reading assessment but found no statistically significant effects on the proximal measures of reading achievement in the fall after summer vacation. The article also provides an analysis of implementation of the program and lessons learned that could be useful to other organizations that are interested in implementing similar programs.