Research Reports on the Importance of Summer Learning
- Johns Hopkins University Study: Alexander, Karl L., Doris R. Entwisle, and Linda Steffel Olson. “Lasting consequences of the summer learning gap.” American Sociological Review 72, no. 2 (2007): 167-180. doi:10.1177/000312240707200202
- Study by the Rand Corporation: McCombs, Jennifer S., Catherine H. Augustine, Heather L. Schwartz, Susan J. Bodilly, Brian McInnis, Dahlia S. Lichter, and Amanda B. Cross, Making Summer Count: How Summer Programs Can Boost Children’s Learning (Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2011).
Visual Tools Demonstrating the Issue of the Summer Slide
- Summer Slide Infographic from the National Summer Learning Association
- Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Summer Learning Loss webpage
- Horizons National, a successful national summer learning program produced this video to illustrate the importance of summer learning to prevent falling behind in school
NSLA’s Policy Briefs Supporting Summer Learning
Tools that Highlight Public Library Education and Summer Learning Assets
- Urban Libraries Council Leadership Brief: Partners for Education
- Urban Libraries Council Leadership Brief: Libraries Expanding Summer Opportunities
- Young Adult Library Association position paper: Adopting A Summer Learning Approach for Increased Impact