The Summer Learning of Exceptional Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11367181 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Seth Gershenson (0000-0001-8780-0569, American University, corresponding author), Michael S Hayes (0000-0002-2978-5986, Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 123 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 447-473 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-6744 • E-ISSN: 1549-6511 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/691226 |
| OpenAlex | W2603543767 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
The summer activities and summer learning of exceptional students—students who have an individualized education plan or who are English-language learners—are potentially important yet understudied. We analyze nationally representative survey data to fill this gap. Exceptional students are significantly less likely than their mainstream counterparts to participate in organized summer activities and summer day care but are more likely to attend summer school and to practice math with a parent. Exceptional learners make significantly greater reading gains during the summer vacation than their mainstream counterparts; however, this is true only for middle- and high-income exceptional learners. Moreover, the well-documented summer learning loss of low-income students in reading appears to be entirely driven by lower summer learning rates of low-income exceptional learners. There are no such differences in math achievement
Developmental psychology · Low income · Mainstream · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Reading (process · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Summer camp · Summer vacation · Higher Education Research Studies · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · School Choice and Performance
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The Effects of Summer Vacation on Achievement Test Scores
Within-Group Diversity in Minority Disproportionate Representation
Parental Involvement in Children's Education
A Synthesis of Research on Language of Reading Instruction for English Language Learners
A Propensity Score Matching Analysis of the Effects of Special Education Services
Schools, Achievement, and Inequality
English Language Learners in U.S. Schools
Financial Burden for Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs
Second Language Students and English Language Issues in the Mainstream Classroom
Matthew Effects in Reading
Including Students With Disabilities and English Learners in Measures of Educator Effectiveness
Do Summer Time-Use Gaps Vary by Socioeconomic Status
Longitudinal Analysis of the Antecedents of Emergent Spanish Literacy and Middle-School English Reading Achievement of Spanish-Speaking Students
The Hispanic-White Achievement Gap in Math and Reading in the Elementary Grades
School Sector and Academic Achievement
A Theoretical Framework for Bilingual Special Education
Summer Setback
Are Schools the Great Equalizer? Cognitive Inequality during the Summer Months and the School Year
Social Reproduction and Child-rearing Practices
Social-Class Differences in Summer Learning Between Kindergarten and First Grade
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |