An Inquiry into Summer Loss in Reading: Grades 1-7.

Johns, Jerry L.; Vacca, Richard T.

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Publication Date: 1984

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An Inquiry into Summer Loss in Reading: Grades 1-7.

Johns, Jerry L.; Vacca, Richard T.

Reading Horizons, v24 n3 p208-15 Spr 1984

Concludes that students' vocabulary scores improved significantly and their comprehension scores declined significantly over a three-month summer vacation period. (FL)

Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Vacations

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Language: English

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