Does Reading During the Summer Build Reading Skills? Evidence from the United States

Researchers:
Jonathan Guryan
James Kim
David Quinn
Fieldwork by:
Location:
North Carolina, United States of America
Sample:
6,383 students
Timeline:
2013 - 2015
Target group:
  • Students
Outcome of interest:
  • Student learning
Intervention type:
  • Tailored instruction
AEA RCT registration number:
AEARCTR-0000551
Research papers:
Partners:
Guryan, Jonathan, James S. Kim, and David M. Quinn. "Does Reading During the Summer Build Reading Skills? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in 463 Classrooms." NBER Working Paper 20689, November 2014.