What the Research Says
How extended day enrichment can help school districts address learning loss, enhance SEL, and improve equity.
A growing body of research suggests that children who participate in high-quality before and after school enrichment programs like Right At School see faster gains in academic achievement and social-emotional learning (SEL) outcomes.
- Up to 42% increase in math and reading performance¹
- Better grades, test scores, and graduation rates¹
- Improved overall academic performance¹
- 65% have improved homework completion and class participation²
- Better attendance, and decreased truancy and suspensions¹
- Increased positive attitude toward school and confidence about academic advancement¹
- Better cognitive performance (concentration, task motivation, frustration tolerance, and cognitive flexibility)¹
1. Afterschool Alliance. May, 2014. Evaluations Backgrounder: A Summary of Formal Evaluations of Afterschool Programs’ Impact on Academics, Behavior, Safety and Family Life.
2. Afterschool Alliance. 2018. This is Afterschool.
Learn how to expand your approach to enrichment and SEL beyond the 8am to 3pm school day and equip your students to achieve better outcomes in the post-COVID world.
Accelerate Learning and Reclaim Social-Emotional Health in 2021-2022
As educators, we know that the school disruptions wrought by COVID have had an enormous impact on the academic and social-emotional development of our children.
Recent studies point to a stark reality—it may take years for students, especially the most vulnerable, to recover from the turbulent events of 2020-21.
Download our free E-Book to learn how to support more students with accelerated learning opportunities during after school hours:
- We’ll take a close look at how the pandemic has exacerbated existing challenges, making enrichment programs during out-of-school hours more important than ever.
- Many students have experienced significant learning loss due to COVID, worsening academic gaps among vulnerable populations.
- The social isolation and trauma students have experienced over the last year have increased their need for SEL opportunities.
- Efforts to deliver instruction remotely during the pandemic have exposed persistent inequities that need to be addressed.
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