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ERIC Number: EJ1219248
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jul
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0014-4029
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Defining Summer Gain among Elementary Students with or at Risk for Reading Disabilities
Reed, Deborah K.; Aloe, Ariel M.; Reeger, Adam J.; Folsom, Jessica Sidler
Exceptional Children, v85 n4 p413-431 Jul 2019
Summer reading programs are a form of extended school year services for students in special education. However, previous studies have not reported including high percentages of participants in special education, nor have studies sufficiently controlled for selection bias. This study combined propensity score weighting with partially clustered models to examine the effects of a summer reading program on the growth in reading skills of K-4 students, roughly 50% to 75% of whom were in special education. Results suggest that students in most grades improved on some but not all skills. However, fewer improvements were apparent when participating students were compared with peers via propensity score analyses. In addition, Grade 3 students in the control group outperformed their peers who attended summer school.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Does Not Meet Evidence Standards