The patterns of reading achievement growth for Title I children in Cincinnati, Ohio, schools were examined to see whether gains in reading achievement by these children were lost over the summer months. The subjects were 295 children who remained in the program from second to fourth grade, and 175 children who remained in the program from third to…

A study of the sustained effects of Title I compensatory education programs used local test data to demonstrate that student achievement gains made during the school year were largely lost over the summer. The study also shows that students gaining the most during the school year registered the largest losses during the summer. (Authors/PP)