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ERIC Number: EJ1412851
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-308X
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Exploring the Impacts of Community Services on Student Reading Achievement in a Title I School
I-Chien Chen; Nai-Cheng Kuo; Breanna Smith
School Community Journal, v33 n2 p115-132 2023
Low-income families face myriad stressors and challenges that often negatively affect students' reading achievement. Although community partners are crucial in supporting K-12 students, there is little research on how different types of community services affect students' reading achievement in Title I schools. The present study aims to assess the impacts of comprehensive community services funded by a nonprofit organization on K-5 students' reading achievement. The study employed a two-phase post-hoc design to examine the reading achievement of 347 elementary students (ages 5-10) in a Title I school. Reading achievement was measured by the i-Ready assessment of overall reading scale scores and percentile rankings. Independent samples t-tests, regression models, and ANOVA reveal that students who received community services had higher winter percentile rankings than their peers not receiving community services. Additionally, students who received targeted in-school service demonstrated the most significant improvement in i-Ready reading during the winter semester, compared to afterschool service, holistic in-school service, and in-home service. Implications and limitations of the present study are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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