Can Schools Enable Parents to Prevent Summer Learning Loss? A Text-Messaging Field Experiment to Promote Literacy Skills

In by The BehaviouralistOctober 1, 2017

Education

Can Schools Enable Parents to Prevent Summer Learning Loss? A Text-Messaging Field Experiment to Promote Literacy Skills

Matthew Kraft and Manuel Monti-Nussbaum

Equal opportunity in education is being hindered by large discrepancies in summer learning. A randomized field trial was conducted testing several messages promoting literacy development practices. Significant increases are found for parent-teacher conference attendance and reading comprehension ability for third and fourth graders. Surveys evidence suggestions for future interventions.

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Can Schools Enable Parents to Prevent Summer Learning Loss? A Text-Messaging Field Experiment to Promote Literacy Skills

Can Schools Enable Parents to Prevent Summer Learning Loss? A Text-Messaging Field Experiment to Promote Literacy Skills

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