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ERIC Number: EJ613631
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-0534
Energy Express: Connecting Communities and Intervention on Behalf of Schoolchildren in West Virginia.
Butera, Gretchen; McMullen, Lynn; Phillips, Ruthellen
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v16 n1 p30-39 Spr 2000
Energy Express is a summer reading and nutrition program for disadvantaged young children in 80 rural West Virginia communities. College student/AmeriCorps mentors support childrens' literacy by creating a print-rich environment, using a place-based curriculum, and providing activities, including a community service project. Two case studies describe how community characteristics impact program implementation. (Contains 25 references.) (TD)
Descriptors: College Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy, Mentors, Nutrition, Place Based Education, Reading Programs, Rural Education, Rural Youth, School Community Relationship, Service Learning, Summer Programs, Supplementary Education, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: AmeriCorps; West Virginia