Kathleen Lynch|James S. Kim
Effects of a Summer Mathematics Intervention for Low-Income Children
prior research suggests summer learning loss among lowincome children contributes incomebased gaps achievement educational attainment present results randomized experiment summer mathematics program conducted large highpoverty urban public school district children third ninth grade n 263 randomly assigned offer online summer mathematics program program plus free laptop computer control group randomly assigned program plus laptop condition caused children experience significantly higher reported levels summer home mathematics engagement relative peers control group treatment control children performed similarly distal measures academic achievement discuss implications future research