The Reading Corps program increases K-3 students’ opportunity to learn and practice key reading skills. AmeriCorps members are matched with a school and provide daily tailored support to a caseload of approximately 15 students.
Reading Corps places members in 14 states and Washington D.C. The success of the program is built on the collective value of three core features: Science Driven Intervention, Data-Based Decision-Making, and Training and Coaching.
Commissioned by AmeriCorps and conducted by ICF, this evaluation demonstrated substantial return on investment driven by high school credential attainment for participants, improved employment and earnings outcomes for AmeriCorps members, and long-term cost savings to the government.
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Led by the NSSC, this study advanced previous evaluations by including a distal outcome of reading achievement. Although no effects were observed in early grades, large effects were observed among 2nd and 3rd grade students--equating to roughly 18 additional weeks of instruction.
Conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago, this study observed statistically significant and meaningful effects for kindergarten through 3rd grade students of support. Larger effect sizes were observed among Black or African American students and English Language Learners.
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Conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago, this study observed statistically significant and meaningful effects after one semester of support for all students except second grade, where statistical significance was not achieved. Among kindergarten and first grade students, the impact of Reading Corps was particularly among English Language Learners.
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