PSY260 Topic 8 - Summer Learning Loss

PSY260 – Educational Psychology

• Topic 8- Summer Learning Loss (Chapter 9): According to studies, all students return from summer vacation with decreased academic levels of achievement. For low-income students, however, the decrease is greater than that for middle-class children. What conditions may contribute to this difference? Discuss at least two (2) possible ways that the “summer loss gap” can be bridged for low-income students. Please support your work with a minimum of three (3) relevant scholarly sources.