Summer Learning Makes a Difference!

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

System change involves setting a small number of goals that identify key priorities. One of the four recently renewed goals for education in Ontario is ensuring equity for all learners. Ontario’s diversity is one of the province’s greatest assets. The government of Ontario recognizes that summer learning loss is an issue that is particularly acute among students who come from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Ontario’s Summer Learning Program (SLP) is a short-duration, targeted intervention program that provides a unique opportunity for students to access quality instruction and recreational activities outside of the school year. Since its inception in 2010, the program has expanded and continued reducing gaps in achievement for students across Ontario, Canada.

Sub Unit

• Division H - Research, Evaluation and Assessment in Schools / Division H - Section 1: Applied Research in Schools

Chair

• Judi Kokis, Ontario Ministry of Education

Papers

• Ensuring Equity: Ontario's Summer Learning Program - Donna Randall, Ontario Ministry of Education; Judi Kokis, Ontario Ministry of Education

• Contextualizing Summer Learning Inequality in Ontario: Long- and Short-Term Benefits - Scott Davies, University of Toronto - OISE; Janice Aurini, University of Waterloo

• Effects of a Literacy-Based Summer Learning Program on Second Language Reading Skills - Chantal Fournier, Ontario Ministry of Education; Francis Bangou, University of Ottawa; Carole Fleuret, University of Ottawa

Discussant

• Marc L. Stein, Johns Hopkins University