Exploring the Impacts of Community Services on Low-Income Students' Reading Achievement

• In Event: Promoting Academic Success Through Family, School, Community Partnerships

Abstract

This study aims to assess the impact of community services on K-5 students’ reading achievement. In collaboration with community partners and one Title 1 school, our study addresses the following questions:

• How did students who received community services perform on the criterion-referenced test (i.e., i-Ready) compared to those who did not receive community service?

• How did students who received multiple community services perform on the criterion-referenced test compared with those who received only one type of community service?

• Did students’ improvements on the criterion-referenced test (i.e., i-Ready) vary by different types of community services?

• Did students’ improvements on the criterion-referenced test (i.e., i-Ready) sustain from fall (August) to winter (December) or from fall to spring (May)?

Authors

• Nai-Cheng Kuo, Augusta University
  Presenting Author

• I-Chien Chen, Michigan State University
  Presenting Author