ERIC Number: EJ1412851
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
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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.
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Disadvantaged Schools, Reading Improvement, Low Income Students, Elementary School Students, Kindergarten, Reading Tests, Scores, Correlation, Reading Instruction, Family Environment, After School Programs, Reading Programs, College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education
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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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