Summers Are for Learning.
- Resource Type
- Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
- Authors
- Borman, Geoffrey
- Source
- Principal. Jan 2001 80(3):26-29.
- Subject
- Economically Disadvantaged
Elementary Education
Enrichment Activities
Middle Class Students
Program Effectiveness
Reading Achievement
Remedial Programs
School Schedules
Summer Schools
Time Factors (Learning)
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0271-6062
Cumulative learning losses over summer vacations are particularly detrimental to poorer children's reading achievement. By extending the relatively short 180-day U.S. school year, proactive and coordinated summer-school programs can help prevent "summer slide," closing test-score gaps and allowing children the extra learning time they need. (MLH)