Abstract:This article evaluates summer numeracy programs in Ontario French-language schools. Research suggests that many students lose numeracy skills during the summer months, while summer programs can ameliorate those losses. But no studies have examined French summer numeracy programs, which in Ontario are taught in a minority language, often to students who do not speak French at home. Data come from a quasiexperiment involving 45 treated students and 85 controls drawn from grades 1-3 across four school boards. Des… Show more
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