Out-of-School Time University-School-Community Partnerships: Closing Literacy Achievement Gaps in Urban Settings

• In Event: Roundtable Session 8
  In Roundtable Session: Partnerships and Capacity Building for Out-of-School Time Programs

Abstract

Abstract: What matters most for struggling literacy learners in diverse high poverty schools? Are schools alone responsible for raising the achievement level of a student in reading? Or can a community of learners employing University-School-and-Community Partnerships come together and engage in research based literacy interventions outside of school? Are Out-of-School Time (OST) programs successful in closing the literacy achievement gap? The study utilized research based literacy interventions for struggling learners. It is a quasi-experimental model for community engagement in high poverty schools. Mentoring/Transactional Instruction/ Training/ Coaching/ Reciprocal Teaching/ Evaluation/ 21st Century Learning/Closing Literacy Achievement Gap

Author

• Dena Michelle Reams, Olivet Nazarene University