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Don't Fail to Plan for Summer Reading Interventions
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Reed, Deborah K.; Gates, Carly – Preventing School Failure, 2020
Summer reading programs are a common means of providing wraparound services to improve the performance of students' with or at risk for reading disabilities. Today's programs are not merely camps but are complex and costly academic efforts that require year-round planning to be successful. School personnel responsible for these programs typically…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, At Risk Students, Reading Difficulties
Surveying Elementary Schools' Summer Reading Interventions in a State Policy Context
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Reed, Deborah K.; Meginnis, Tracy; Park, Seohee; Gibbs, Anna – Remedial and Special Education, 2023
This study sought to better understand how schools were addressing U.S. state policies targeting summer reading interventions for students not meeting accountability standards. Survey data were gathered from 580 public and private elementary schools in one state (67% response rate) regarding the barriers to offering summer programs,…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Intervention
Defining Summer Gain among Elementary Students with or at Risk for Reading Disabilities
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Reed, Deborah K.; Aloe, Ariel M.; Reeger, Adam J.; Folsom, Jessica Sidler – Exceptional Children, 2019
Summer reading programs are a form of extended school year services for students in special education. However, previous studies have not reported including high percentages of participants in special education, nor have studies sufficiently controlled for selection bias. This study combined propensity score weighting with partially clustered…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Elementary School Students, Kindergarten
Reading Interventions Delivered outside of School: Introduction to the Special Issue
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Reed, Deborah K. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2019
Interventions for individuals with or at risk for reading disability (RD) need not occur only during the typical school day. Educators and researchers have been actively seeking opportunities to extend literacy learning through home-based, summer, and other tutoring programs. Nevertheless, alternative settings can pose greater difficulty with…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Instruction, At Risk Students, Reading Difficulties
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Summer Reading Programs Implemented under State Guidelines
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Reed, Deborah K.; Cook, Kevin M.; Aloe, Ariel M. – Educational Policy, 2020
This study investigated the costs of different summer reading programs and compared costs to the benefits of summer school as a way to avoid retaining students not reading proficiently at the end of third grade. Per pupil costs ranged from US$1,665 to US$2,194. The average cost was US$1,887 (range: US$266-US$5,552) with 82% of overall expenses…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Reading Programs, Summer Programs, Summer Schools
Instruction in District-Designed Intensive Summer Reading Programs
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Folsom, Jessica S.; Reed, Deborah K.; Aloe, Ariel M.; Schmitz, Sandra S. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2019
This study reports on the instruction provided in district-designed intensive summer reading programs. The Tier 3 intervention was provided to 374 students from 24 school districts who were not meeting the end of third-grade reading benchmarks; students were exiting third grade and entering fourth grade. Observations of the 40 classes were…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Phonics, Grade 4