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"Lasting Consequences of the Summer Learning Gap"

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"Lasting Consequences of the Summer Learning Gap"

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This study was cited in several of the other articles concerning summer learning loss.

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"Children are made readers on the laps of their parents."

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"Children are made readers on the laps of their parents."

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Emilie Buchwald

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My Action Research Project will investigate the effects of reading beyond the regular classroom day.  I am currently reviewing articles suggesting the benefits of reading at home, in after-school and summer programs, and incorporating SSR both inside and outside of  the classroom.

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My Action Research Project will investigate the effects of reading beyond the regular classroom day.  I am currently reviewing articles suggesting the benefits of reading at home, in after-school and summer programs, and incorporating SSR both inside and outside of  the classroom.

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"What Can Parents Do To Help Their Children Succeed In School?"

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"What Can Parents Do To Help Their Children Succeed In School?"

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This is an interesting article showing the correlation between parents reading to their child during the first primary years and the student's test scores a a teenager. The study was noted in several other articles also.

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"Summer Can Set Kids On The Right or Worse Course"

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"Summer Can Set Kids On The Right or Worse Course"

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This short article written by a professor at Johns Hopkins University suggests that summer learning loss accounts for about 2/3 of the difference in the likelihood of pursuing a college prep path in high schools.

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This short article claims that, according to research, one-in-eight primary school children never read a complete book.

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The equivilent of 600,000 pupils shun books altogether and a quarter study only one novel during the average school year, it was disclosed.

Teachers are increasingly dependant on bite-sized extracts - rather than whole books - to meet the demands of the National Curriculum and school tests, researchers said.

Half of schools admitted regularly failing to finish novels such as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Treasure Island, The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark and Goodnight Mr Tom because "whole book teaching was not a priority in class".

Michael Rosen, the former children's laureate, said the move was deeply damaging to children's long-term education.

"The idea that children can't manage whole stories or whole books is a nonsense," he said.

"No extract in the world has the power of books. Extracts deny children the meat of the story. Take Roald Dahl's Matilda. It is full of powerful emotions - such as fear, love and sympathy. These are vital ideas that children need to get hold of. But if children do not read the whole book, they will never get to the heart of the book - how evil can be overcome with a mixture of courage, compassion and solidarity. All they will discover is that there is a horrible woman called Miss Trunchbull."

Heinemann, the educational publisher, surveyed more than 500 primary school teachers and 1,000 parents as part of the latest study.

It found a "worrying dependence on bite-size text extracts, rather than whole books, for teaching literacy".

Some 12 per cent of teachers admitted they had never read a whole book to their children, while a quarter said they only completed one novel a year. It is equivalent to 600,000 pupils aged five to 11 shunning whole books at school.

The research revealed a gulf between state and private schools. Pupils in the fee-paying sector were twice as likely to finish books as those in state education.

According to the study, three-quarters of teachers said children's "reading stamina" and concentration levels were being damaged by the lack of whole book reading.

It is feared that modern education policies are forcing schools to ditch books.

Researchers found 84 per cent of parents said they read books with their teacher when they were at school. Classic novels remembered most fondly included Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, The Hobbit, James and The Giant Peach, Stig of the Dump, Kes, Peter Pan, Swallows & Amazons and Watership Down.

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The equivilent of 600,000 pupils shun books altogether and a quarter study only one novel during the average school year, it was disclosed. Teachers are increasingly dependant on bite-sized extracts - rather than whole books - to meet the demands of the National Curriculum and school tests, researchers said.

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Reading with Parents Improves Children's Exams Results"

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Reading with Parents Improves Children's Exams Results"

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The article describes a study by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development which suggests that parents can improve their children's academic performance by up to six months by, among other things, reading together.

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"Often, too, parents are reluctant to offer to help their children with school work because they feel they lack some of the skills that would make a difference to their children's success in school.

"The good news [is] that it does not require a PhD or unlimited hours for parents to make a difference. In fact, many parent-child activities that are associated with better reading performance among students involve relatively little time and no specialised knowledge."

The OECD analysed data from 14 different countries, including the results of independently administered tests and surveys of parents.

It found a close link between parents' "involvement with their child" as they started primary education - aged four, five or six - and academic performance at 15.

The same pattern was found irrespective of families' social class, it was revealed.

Children who read with their parents every day or at least once a week gained significantly higher scores in exams sat at 15, according to figures.

The average improvement was found to be the equivalent of six months' extra schooling compared with children who did not have the same level of encouragement from parents.

The study also found that the highest-achieving children still received encouragement from parents well into their teens.

It said that "students whose parents' discuss political or social issues with them either weekly or daily" achieved higher scores.

"All parents can help their children achieve their full potential by spending some time talking and reading with their children - even, perhaps especially, when children are very young," said the study.

The findings came as a separate study by the charity Booktime found that 98 per cent of teachers believe children fail to read enough for pleasure in the home.

It also emerged that one-in-10 parents preferred to expose their children to literature by putting on an audio book - instead of reading themselves.

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Reading with parents 'improves children's exams results'

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"Often, too, parents are reluctant to offer to help their children with school work because they feel they lack some of the skills that would make a difference to their children's success in school. "The good news [is] that it does not require a PhD or unlimited hours for parents to make a difference.

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"Teacher and Parent Scaffolding of Voluntary Summer Reading

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"Teacher and Parent Scaffolding of Voluntary Summer Reading

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According to the article, and I would agree, most teachers believe that voluntary reading promotes reading skills including word recognition, fluency, and comprehension. The article described the benefits of students reading aloud to their parents and how reading over the summer can enhance reading achievement of ethnic minority students if books are matched to the students' reading level and interest.

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'Limiting the Academic Summer Slide for Urban Elementary School Students

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'Limiting the Academic Summer Slide for Urban Elementary School Students

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This article lists six problems faced by students as a result of intellectual inactivity during the summer which may contribute to the achievement gap in reading performance between lower and higher income children.

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"Proof of Benefits of Reading to Children"

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"Proof of Benefits of Reading to Children"

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I was interested to read in this small article that reading to small children has a positive effect on development of numeracy skills.

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Proof of benefits of reading to children

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Melbourne researchers have proven what parents have intuitively known all along - the more often you read to your children from an early age, the greater the positive effect on their reading and thinking skills.

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"Why and How Communities Should Focus on Summer Learning"

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"Why and How Communities Should Focus on Summer Learning"

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This article points to the fact that beyond academic loss,, lower socio-economic students also suffer setbacks in health and nutrition over summer months.

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This article discusses the benefits to young children who are read to regularly by family members.

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効いた人・治った人から教えてもらえるパーフェクト健康バイブル

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"The Value of Reading and the Effectiveness of Sustained Silent Reading"

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"The Value of Reading and the Effectiveness of Sustained Silent Reading"

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This article explores findings that suggest that parents should be involved in SSR with their children to reinforce the value of reading.

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"Literacy Benefits for Latina/o Parents Engaged in a Spanish Literacy Project

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"Literacy Benefits for Latina/o Parents Engaged in a Spanish Literacy Project

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This study found that parents also benefit from interactions when they engage in literacy activities with their children.

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"The Benefits of Sustained Silent Reading: Scientific Research and Common Sense Converge"

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"The Benefits of Sustained Silent Reading: Scientific Research and Common Sense Converge"

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This article discusses the varied opinions concerning the benefits of SSR in the classroom.

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"Why Summer Learning Deserves a Front-Row Seat in the Education Reform Arena"

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"Why Summer Learning Deserves a Front-Row Seat in the Education Reform Arena"

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This article summarizes key research studies that underscore the need for summer learning.

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"Stop Summer Academic Loss:  An Education Policy Priority"

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"Stop Summer Academic Loss:  An Education Policy Priority"

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This article discusses strategies for stopping summer academic loss

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nware7536@marygrove.edu