A well-implemented summer learning program (BELL) improves low-income children's reading test scores¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q3
Currency · newest study 2006 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Participation in the BELL summer learning program improved reading test scores relative to the control group under random assignment. → Duncan Chaplin 2006

Evidence¶

Duncan Chaplin 2006¶

Duncan Chaplin, Jeffrey Capizzano. (2006). Impacts of a Summer Learning Program: A Random Assignment Study of Building Educated Leaders for Life BELL. Washington, DC: Urban Institute. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/impacts-of-a-summer-learning-program-a-random-assignment-study-of-building-educated-leaders-for-life-bell

q3 · i? · causal · r?

Random assignment study of the BELL summer learning program reported by the Urban Institute publication. The abstract states the program "can improve reading test scores" for participating low-income children; no effect size or test statistic is printed on the page.

"This study finds that a well-implemented summer learning program can improve reading test scores and increase the extent to which parents encourage their children to read during the subsequent school year."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Low-income children's test scores drop relative to higher-income peers during the summer months — a broader claim this one bears on
• The BELL summer program increases the extent to which parents encourage their children to read during the subsequent school year — related
• A prior random-assignment evaluation found the BELL summer learning intervention effective — related
• Summer reading loss disproportionately widens academic gaps for low-income children — a broader claim this one bears on
• Summer learning loss findings call into question explanations based on summer program access and school-year length — related
• The reality of summer learning loss is more complex than the long-standing gap-widening account — related