Abstract
We describe an exploratory project to enrich the reading experiences offirst grade children by using rural community members. Community members, who were trained to use enrichment activities with beginning readers, worked individually with 84 children in three elementary schoolsfor 1 school year. Statistically significant results were found on a standardized measure ofreading achievement. Explorations such as this help provide insight into how rural schools may use community members to help enhance the beginning reading program.
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Fox, B. J. & Wright, M., (1997) “Exploring the Use of Rural Community Members In Support of First Grade Readers”, Journal of Research in Rural Education 13(3), 165–169.
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