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Direct linkKim, Jimmy – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2004
A number of studies have shown that low-income and minority students undergo larger summer reading losses than their middle-class and White classmates, and that reading is the only activity that is consistently related to summer learning. The purpose of this study was to explore whether reading books during summer vacation improved fall reading…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement, Summer Programs
Trevino, Consuelo; Wise, Bette – 1980
A five-week summer program for special acceptance students has been developed at St. Mary's University of San Antonio, Texas. Students accepted into the program must show high potential in the form of good high school grades or high test results. The special acceptance program has three components. The academic skills component is a three hour…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Career Awareness, College Preparation
