What I find interesting is a comment in the article from Robert Slavin, the director of the Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and the chairman of the Success for All Foundation – who created the reading curriculm used in the programs being studied:
But Mr. Slavin said he believes the study says more about after-school programs than it does about the enhanced reading program. “What it reinforces is the importance of focusing on what teachers do during the regular school day, rather than expecting that a relatively brief after-school experience is going to make a big difference.”
At the same time, he said, “there may be reason to have after-school programs other than to improve reading outcomes, and those are fine.”
Read the entire article here: http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/09/30/06ies.h29.html?tkn=RUQFcP%2FcTBstUUDWaiDixdnIGto560pjiBcY
Get the full evaluation report here: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/20094077/index.asp
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