You are a teacher working with students from a low-income neighborhood. Based on findings from research on academic progress and SES, you should expect your students, relative to Middle-Class students of the same age, to:
a) maintain academic achievement levels over the summer.
b) to make slight academic gains over the summer.
c) to lose ground academically over the summer.
d) to make modest academic gains during the summer.
c High-SES children continue to make progress over the summer whereas low-SES children fall behind.
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