During Summer 1986, the Division of Special Education of the New York City Board of Education operated a Chapter 1 Summer Program, Reading and Math with Athletics, which served a total of 1,625 students at 13 sites for six weeks. Students received morning instruction: one period per day each in reading, mathematics, and in athletic and…

Evidence collected through comparison of compensatory education students' calendar year and school year gains implies that summer drop-off of basic skills is a common phenomenon. There are two possible interpretations of this finding. The first, "forgetting," assumes compensatory education students know less in the fall than they did the previous…

This is an evaluation of the College Bound Program (1969-70), which attempts to upgrade on a massive level the academic performance of disadvantaged high school students in New York City so that they will be prepared for college admission and performance. Unique features of the program include small class size, special guidance services, a family…

In 1986, New York City's summer Preparation for Raising Education Performance (PREP) program operated for the fifth consecutive year. Summer PREP is designed to ease incoming students' transition into high school and to provide instruction in basic writing skills. The program also provided theme-based instruction, enrichment, and guidance services…

This report describes a pre-entry summer program at the School of Veterinary Medicine at Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, designed to develop attitudinal readiness and coqnitive abilities of students who face a high risk of attrition because of inadequate learning skills. The program, which runs for eight weeks, consists of three phases: 1) phase one,…

The goals of the Stevens Technical Enrichment Program (STEP) are to seek out economically and educationally deprived high school students who show potential in science and mathematics, and to train and motivate these students to enter college. Students were selected from high schools in Hoboken and Newark, New Jersey, as well as from New York…

Employing a randomized field trial, this 3-year study explored the effects of a multiyear summer school program in preventing the cumulative effect of summer learning losses and promoting longitudinal achievement growth, for a total treatment group of 438 students from high-poverty schools. Longitudinal outcomes for the participants were…

This thesis is composed of two studies which look at the impact of exposure to schooling on achievement growth of children. Both use data from the National Follow Through Evaluation. The first study investigates the hypothesis that the difference in achievement growth between poor and non-poor children is greater during the summer months than…

The Summer Program objectives were to increase pupil competency by providing remedial and corrective instruction in reading and mathematics for children who were likely to be held back, needed strengthening in basic skills, or were one or more years below grade level in reading or math achievement. Eight elementary and junior high schools…

A NUMBER OF COMPENSATORY EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO FACILITATE THE COLLEGE ENTRY OR FURTHER THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, SOME PROGRAMS ARE BEING CONDUCTED BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND SUCH FOUNDATIONS AS THE NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP SERVICE AND FUND FOR NEGRO STUDENTS TO RECRUIT DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WHO…

This report presents evaluation information concerning a 1993 New York City Chapter 1 summer program's four components: Project Welcome Plus/Study Skills in Communication Arts (PWP/CA); the programs Basic Skills Academy/Comprehensive Competencies program and Auxiliary Service for High Schools Basic Skills; Basic Reading; and Project YOU. These…

The purpose of this paper is two-fold: first, to summarize the deficiencies of data available on summer schools; and second, to provide a context for analyzing and interpreting the results from the several evaluations that do exist. The paper also reviews the studies that have been completed on summer schools and takes a closer look at the…

This four-section report is an evaluation of educational programs in the state of Connecticut. The major achievements listed as made possible are: 30 programs for children of preschool age, 80 additional summer programs for deprived youth, special instructions in basic skills for the latter children, increased special language assistance for…

Summer school is thought to be an effective alternative delivery mode for Chapter 1 education. The effectiveness of summer Chapter 1 programs was studied during Fall 1993 in 68 Chicago (Illinois) public schools. Students who had been in fourth grade in 1991-92 were divided into a group that had received Chapter 1 help during the school year and…

The Medical/Dental Education Preparatory Program (MEDPREP) at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine at Carbondale prepares underrepresented minorities for medical school admission. This paper reports on the evaluation of the MEDPREP Summer Review program by the comparison of participant and non-participant score gains on the Medical…