Discusses and compares the relative effects of a French immersion program in two different settings: a French-speaking setting in Quebec and an English setting in British Columbia. No clear-cut differences in favor of either setting were found, although students in the French setting reacted more favorably to their program. (PJM)

A discussion of a study completed at Oklahoma State University whose purpose was to examine those segments which are basic to the summer program of vocational agriculture. The methods, findings, and implications are included. (HD)

The effect of a six-week multimodal summer camp program on the self-concept and reading/writing skills of 42 campers (ages 9 to 14) with dyslexia was assessed. Campers improved significantly in phonetic reading, spelling skills, self-concept, and overall academic competence, but not in sight-word vocabulary or reading speed. (Author/CR)

This study examined the academic achievement of 45 incarcerated youth who received an intensive, 6-week summer reading program involving 3 hours of direct instruction and whole language reading activities per day. Significant improvements on 3 of 4 reading tests were found. Overall reading abilities of participants remained low, however,…

Students take summer and compressed courses for a variety of reasons and research indicates that learning outcomes in these courses are similar to those gained in traditional semester or quarter courses. This quantitative study was an attempt to clarify faculty perceptions about summer compressed courses. One hundred and fifty-one faculty members…

This article describes an early childhood professional development project that took place in the summer of 2005 in Guatemala City. Located in Central America, Guatemala has a population of approximately 12.3 million people, including more than two million children under the age of 5 (UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2007; UNICEF, 2004). Events…

To help address continuing disparities in academic achievement and under-representation of disadvantaged groups in math and science majors and careers, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) established a math and science initiative in 1990 within Upward Bound, a federal grant program known as Upward Bound Math-Science (UBMS) designed to provide…

A study examined the cost effectiveness of a summer school for failed first grade students and the long-term effects of first grade reading failure on reading achievement. Subjects, 361 students who were enrolled in the Cincinnati Public Schools' first grade in 1981, were given the California Achievement Test. Students who failed were denied…

AN EVALUATION WAS CONDUCTED OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FIRST SUMMER'S ADVANCED INSTITUTES IN GEOGRAPHY PROGRAMS, WHICH WILL SERVE AS A GUIDE TO THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF FUTURE INSTITUTES. A TEAM OF NINE EVALUATORS VISITED 20 OF THE 40 INSTITUTES AND FOCUSED THEIR EVALUATION ON (1) EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMITMENT, PERSONNEL, AND GEOGRAPHICAL…

This is the report of an evaluation to determine whether ESEA Title I programs conducted in the District of Columbia Schools during the Summer of 1970 fulfilled their stated objectives. The effect of these programs on the students and teachers involved was also investigated. For each of the summer programs there is reported a brief description,…

This report describes the results of a study of the cost and cost effectiveness of 27 summer reading programs, carried through as part of a large-scale evaluation of compensatory reading programs. Three other reports describe cost and cost-effectiveness studies of programs during the regular school year. On an instructional-hour basis, the total…

A special summer program at Pennsylvania State University was conceived to stimulate career interests in speech pathology and audiology among black students from allied fields and other colleges. (DM)

Describes mixed results for faculty development programs implemented at the State University of New York. Reports that bringing experts in for workshops and providing faculty incentives for course development were not successful, but that a one- to four-week summer training seminar was. Proposes 10 principles for successful faculty development.…

This study evaluated the effectiveness of Camp Invention, a hands-on creativity and science day camp run in partnership with about 400 schools nationwide. A survey of 17,526 campers, parents, and staff supported the positive impact of Camp Invention for both boys and girls, in urban and suburban settings, and on attitudes towards creativity,…

Describes how early literacy practices were extended to accelerate the literacy progress of at-risk third- through sixth-grade students through a summer school model and an intersession model for year-round schools. Concludes that both models produced impressive gains in reading achievement, with the year-round intersession model producing the…