Effects of Summer Numeracy Interventions Among French-Language Students in Ontario

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 quasi-experiment involving 45 treated students …