• Students in 3 rd through 6 th grades in treatment schools reported reading more over the summer than students in the control schools. o Specifically, 14% of students in the control schools reported that they did not read over the summer, as compared to only 6% of students in the treatment schools. • Third-grade students in treatment schools expressed more positive beliefs than those in the control schools regarding the importance of summer reading. o Ninety percent of 3 rd grade students in treatment schools agreed reading over the summer was important, compared to 83% of 3 rd grade students in the control schools. • Likewise, 3 rd grade students in treatment schools expressed more positive beliefs about the impact of summer reading than those from control schools. o Eighty-seven percent of 3 rd grade students in treatment schools agreed they were better readers now because of the reading they did over the summer, compared to 77% of 3 rd grade students in the control schools.
Exploring families’ attitudes towards summer reading and SRS, the findings were overwhelmingly positive.
When asked about the SRS initiative in general 12 :
• eighty-five percent of families agreed that the books their children received contributed to them reading more over the summer; and
• eighty-seven percent of families agreed their children are better readers now because of the reading they did over the summer.
When asked about the Family Literacy Nights specifically, for those families that attended:
• eighty-five percent said Family Literacy Nights helped them support their children’s reading; and
• ninety-four percent agreed that Family Literacy Nights were a great way to connect families and schools.
12 Although all families were offered the opportunity to complete the digital parent survey, over 90% of the responses came from families in the treatment schools. Thus, findings reflect only those families whose child was in a treatment school.
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