The effects of preliteracy knowledge,schooling, and summer vacation on literacy acquisition

What causes the literacy gap and can schools compensate for it? The authors investigated 3 drivers of the gap: preliteracy knowledge, schooling, and the summer vacation. Longitudinal literacy data over 5 time points were collected on 126 five-year-olds attending higher or lower socioeconomic status (SES) schools during their first 15 months of school. There were several noteworthy findings: (a) gaps in preliteracy knowledge at school entry favor higher SES schools, (b) preliteracy knowledge predicted later progress over and above SES and gender, (c) during the school year there was a widening of the gap between higher SES schools and lower SES schools in reading and spelling skills, and (d) children attending lower SES schools exhibited losses during summer whereas children attending higher SES schools nearly always gained. Contrary to previous studies, the present results indicated that when there are concentrations of children from higher and lower SES in schools located in the children's respective SES areas, the achievement gap widens.     

Recouping and rethinking the effects of summer vacation on reading achievement

Vacations may have detrimental effects on maths and spelling performance, but the findings for reading are less conclusive. The purpose of this study was to analyse the effects of summer vacation on early literacy skills of young children. Participants included rising first and second‐graders, most of whom were at‐risk, struggling readers. No evidence of summer setback was evident for this sample of children; in fact, gains in reading (or, recoupment of any losses) were more common in children performing at lower levels than for those with higher scores at the end of the school year. Our outcomes are different from those reported by other researchers. We explain this with attention to the content of our comparisons, the grade levels investigated and measures used to assess performance, and discuss implications for future research based on our findings.     

英美就餐有学问

西方人讲究吃得好,但吃得简单,平时一顿饭一般一两个菜,请客时最多也就三、四个菜。这同我们在请客时花很多时间去准备很多菜的习惯完全不同。     

关于大学生假期宿舍管理工作的思考

在假期里,一部分学生选择了留校,大学生假期留守校园增加了学校管理工作的强度和难度.关爱留校生、做好假期宿舍管理工作已成为高校的学生工作新课题,高校应努力增强以学生为本的管理服务理念从在校管理向假期管理的延伸,扫除管理的盲点,实现全过程育人.     

The summer learning effect in writing in New Zealand

Reading and Writing - The summer learning effect has been identified as a major barrier in creating equitable outcomes in the United States, especially in reading and mathematics. Less is known...     

International summer programs

The author presents a longitudinal case study of a mathematically and verbally gifted child from early years to young manhood focusing on communication behavior and the creative use of a unique learning resource.     

Continuing evolution: The Rhode Island early childhood summer institute

Abstract

This narrative chronicles the continued evolution and development of the Rhode Island Early Childhood Summer Institute, an intensive 5‐day inservice professional development program designed for educational leaders from various sectors of the early care and education field. The goal is to review the continued use of successful practices implemented in the 1993 through 1997 programs and to highlight new programmatic features that were introduced in the most recent 2000 and 2001 programs. The Rhode Island Early Childhood Summer Institute program may serve as a model to others responsible for designing inservice professional development experiences to enhance the capacity of the early childhood workforce.     

贵州夏旱气候特征及影响因素分析

指出了贵州夏旱的气候特征和规律，分析了太阳活动、环流形势和海温变化与夏旱气候形成的对应关系，从气候学角度讨论夏旱发生的影响因子。     

The counseling and consultation component of TIP'S summer residential program

Although more academic summer programs are developing for the gifted population, little attention has been paid to the psychosocial needs and adjustment of gifted students attending such programs. Duke University's Talent Identification Program has developed a strong counseling and consultation component within its Summer Residential Program in an attempt to deal with the normal developmental problems and emotional difficulties experienced by academically gifted adolescents. The personnel who administer this component, the methods they employ, and the presenting problems of students in Duke University's TIP Summer Residential Program are described. Future directions for counseling and consultation are discussed.     

安徽岭南自然保护区常见昆虫

安徽岭南省级自然保护区生态保存完好，昆虫种类繁多。在春夏时节，利用学生野外实习，采用多种采集方法采得常见昆虫102种（含未定种），隶属21目，78科。     

旅游度假区效益评价方法的研究现状与发展

通过对国内外旅游度假区研究文献资料及其效益评价研究分析,发现：近年来对旅游度假区的研究较多,但关于旅游度假区效益评价方法不多,主要是针对具体的度假区的效益评价,且多半仅针对单一效益,如经济效益、生态效益等。在综述了旅游度假区效益评价方法文献的基础上,提出旅游度假区效益评价需建立完善的综合评价体系,做好度假区开发前的效益预测评价和开发后的效益评价并作比较分析等建议。     

Correction to: The summer learning effect in writing in New Zealand

Reading and Writing - The original publication of the article contained an error.