Making summer count how summer programs can boost children's learning

Research has shown that students' skills and knowledge often deteriorate during the summer months, with low-income students facing the largest losses. School districts and summer programming providers can benefit from the lessons learned by other programs in terms of developing strategies to ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McCombs, Jennifer Sloan, 1970- (-)
Corporate Authors: Rand Education (Institute) (-), Wallace Foundation
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND c2011.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series Making summer count
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426444506719
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Summary:Research has shown that students' skills and knowledge often deteriorate during the summer months, with low-income students facing the largest losses. School districts and summer programming providers can benefit from the lessons learned by other programs in terms of developing strategies to maximize program effectiveness and quality, student participation, and strategic partnerships and funding.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (119 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781283153300
9786613153302
9780833052711