The Effects of Summer Reading on Low-Income Children’s Literacy Achievement From Kindergarten to Grade 8

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Socioeconomic Gaps in Early Childhood Experiences (2016, result): “Although the causal evidence is mixed, several recent meta-analyses of experimental and quasi-experimental studies suggested that interventions aimed at improving access to books in the home generally yielded positive impacts (Kim & Quinn, 2013; Lindsay, 2010).”
Academic Interventions for Elementary and Middle School Students With Low Socioeconomic Status: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2017, methodology): “Kim and Quinn (2013) reviewed summer reading programs and found positive effects on reading test scores for interventions that employed research-based reading instruction and included a majority of low-income children. Wilson, TannerSmith, Lipsey, Steinka-Fry, and Morrison (2011) reviewed school com”
Projecting the Potential Impact of COVID-19 School Closures on Academic Achievement (2020, background): “Such programs have been particularly helpful in boosting reading performance when targeted at low-income (K–8) children (Kim & Quinn, 2013).”