The Summer after Kindergarten: Children’s Activities and Library Use by Socioeconomic Status

Title:	The Summer after Kindergarten: Children’s Activities and Library Use by Socioeconomic Status
Description:	This Issue Brief provides a description of children’s participation in various activities during the summer after kindergarten. Children’s participation in activities is compared across a measure of SES. This Brief also takes a closer look at one summer activity in particular—children’s library use. The Issue Brief draws on data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998–99 (ECLS-K), which provide nationally representative information regarding the approximately 3.9 million children enrolled in kindergarten during the 1998–99 school year. The ECLS-K included a parent interview in fall 1999 that asked parents about their children’s participation in activities during the summer of 1999.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (79KB) Download, view and print the standard errors as a pdf file (19KB)
Cover Date:	September 2004
Web Release:	September 9, 2004
Print Release:	Currently only available online, print version forthcoming.
Publication #:	NCES 2004037 Order Your Free Copy Now From Ed Pubs General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	David Meyer, Daniel Princiotta, and Lawrence Lanahan of the Education Statistics Services Institute (ESSI)
Type of Product:	Issue Brief
Survey/Program Areas:	Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS)
Keywords:	Kindergarten Libraries • public Students • social factors
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Issue Brief, please contact: Rebecca Bielamowicz.