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Experience Corps

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Evidence · 4 claims (4 for) · 2 studies (2 causal), q2 · 0 of 2 report an effect size · 4 claims rest on one study

Description

Experience Corps is a community-based programme that places adults aged 55 and older in elementary schools to tutor and mentor at-risk students, assist teachers, and lead enrichment activities.

Components

  • Experience Corps (EC) program: older adult volunteers tutoring and mentoring at-risk elementary students: Experience Corps is a program that "brings older adults ages 55 and up into public elementary schools to tutor and mentor children who are at risk of academic failure." EC members also "help teachers in the classroom and lead after-school enrichment activities." The program was evaluated for its effects on student reading outcomes. (Morrow-Howell et al. (2009))

Claims

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Key Sources

  • Morrow-Howell, N., Jonson-Reid, M., McCrary, S., Lee, Y., Spitznagel, E., Dwoyer, E., Sonnenfeld, K., & Sprachman, S. (2009). Evaluation of Experience Corps: Student Reading Outcomes. St. Louis, MO: Center for Social Development, Washington University. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/evaluation-of-experience-corps-student-reading-outcomes
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title Experience Corps
description Experience Corps is a community-based programme that places adults aged 55 and older in elementary schools to tutor and mentor at-risk students, assist teachers, and lead enrichment activities.
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