Reaching Rural Students with Resources and Enrichment-Focused Learning in the Summer Months

Autor/in	O'Connell, Kathrina M.
Titel	Reaching Rural Students with Resources and Enrichment-Focused Learning in the Summer Months
Quelle	In: Rural Educator, 44 (2023) 2, S.69-72, Artikel 3 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0273-446X
Schlagwörter	Rural Schools; Rural Youth; Summer Programs; Educational Change; Enrichment Activities; Literacy Education; Program Implementation; Program Effectiveness; School Holding Power; School Registration; Attendance Patterns; Time Perspective; Reading Motivation; Students; Parents; Learning Motivation; Elementary School Students; Program Design; Interpersonal Competence; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Youth; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Sommerkurs; Bildungsreform; Bereicherungsprogramm; Schulanmeldung; Zeitbezug; Lesemotivation; Student; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Eltern; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Interpersonale Kompetenz
Abstract	This promising practice describes the summer programming transformation at a rural, Title I school. After eliminating barriers to education and remediation overtones, the school now provides free transportation, meals, and books for all participants and engages them in research-based, enrichment-focused literacy learning. The program's first year experienced a 746% increase in registration, a 34% increase in retention, and an 18% increase in attendance. Similar registration and participation numbers were reported in years two through four, with reading growth demonstrated in all four summers. Both students and their parents reported increased engagement and motivation to read in the summer months. Results from the program's modifications highlight the need for and value of equitable and enrichment-focused summer learning in rural communities. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Rural Education Association. e-mail: theruraleducator@gmail.com; Web site: https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/ruraleducator/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01