Halting the Summer Achievement Slide: A Randomized Field Trial of the KindergARTen Summer Camp

Autor/inn/en	Borman, Geoffrey D.; Goetz, Michael E.; Dowling, N. Maritza
Titel	Halting the Summer Achievement Slide: A Randomized Field Trial of the KindergARTen Summer Camp
Quelle	In: Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 14 (2009) 2, S.133-147 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1082-4669
Schlagwörter	Kindergarten; Summer Programs; Day Camp Programs; Literacy Education; Reading Achievement; Enrichment Activities; Urban Areas; Poverty; Disadvantaged Schools; Urban Schools; Outcomes of Education; Control Groups; Comparative Analysis; Pretests Posttests; Maryland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sommerkurs; Leseleistung; Bereicherungsprogramm; Urban area; Stadtregion; Armut; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadt; Schule; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg
Abstract	In this randomized field trial of KindergARTen Camp, a 6-week summer enrichment program in literacy and the fine arts, we analyzed the summer learning outcomes of 93 treatment and 35 control students from high-poverty schools in Baltimore, Maryland. This experiment offers evidence concerning the causal effect of the program on 5 measures of students' literacy achievement. We found treatment effects during the summer months that were of both practical and statistical significance on the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) and the Word List A assessments. In addition, results from surveys of KindergARTen Camp students, parents, and teachers revealed strong satisfaction with the program. We conclude by discussing the contextual factors that may have contributed to these results. (Contains 9 tables and 2 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10