Research Paper EDU Class
Cromley 1
Devon Cromley
Research Paper
Due Date: November 1, 2014
After-school programs: How they can benefit your child
In the United States there are approximately one-third of children who benefit from after-school programs. The time they spend in these programs are invaluable and irreplaceable (Neiva and Pepe 6-7). After school programs focus on enrichment, leisure activities, custodial care, as well as tutoring. A good program can help improve a student’s academic success by making sure to select well trained staff, providing the appropriate materials per age level, and also by making sure they have sufficient resources available to the students (Ornstein et al. 503). Instead of increasing the time of a school year, districts are initiating after-school programs instead. These programs provide children with a safe environment that not only expands their interests but also helps develop better social skills. These programs are great to provide struggling students with the means to take more time for their learning but also educational opportunities (Ornstein et al. 502-03). In a lot of programs children learn how to communicate differently with their peers and teachers in a way that is different from their regular classrooms (Neiva and Pepe 3).
In 1997 President Bill Clinton passed the America Reads Challenge act that called for community volunteers as well as college work-study students to help improve school-age children’s literacy performance. The children that were focused on were the young high risk
Cromley 2 children (Garner 94). Also in 1997, 21st Century Community of Learning Centers funded over $40 million in their first year and in 2001 the funds had increased to an astounding $1 billion for after-school programs. A lot of these after-school programs were those in high-poverty schools (Garner 94). In 2001, President George Bush called for Congress to fund qualified tutors for after-school programs to support reading instruction for young
Devon Cromley
Research Paper
Due Date: November 1, 2014
After-school programs: How they can benefit your child
In the United States there are approximately one-third of children who benefit from after-school programs. The time they spend in these programs are invaluable and irreplaceable (Neiva and Pepe 6-7). After school programs focus on enrichment, leisure activities, custodial care, as well as tutoring. A good program can help improve a student’s academic success by making sure to select well trained staff, providing the appropriate materials per age level, and also by making sure they have sufficient resources available to the students (Ornstein et al. 503). Instead of increasing the time of a school year, districts are initiating after-school programs instead. These programs provide children with a safe environment that not only expands their interests but also helps develop better social skills. These programs are great to provide struggling students with the means to take more time for their learning but also educational opportunities (Ornstein et al. 502-03). In a lot of programs children learn how to communicate differently with their peers and teachers in a way that is different from their regular classrooms (Neiva and Pepe 3).
In 1997 President Bill Clinton passed the America Reads Challenge act that called for community volunteers as well as college work-study students to help improve school-age children’s literacy performance. The children that were focused on were the young high risk
Cromley 2 children (Garner 94). Also in 1997, 21st Century Community of Learning Centers funded over $40 million in their first year and in 2001 the funds had increased to an astounding $1 billion for after-school programs. A lot of these after-school programs were those in high-poverty schools (Garner 94). In 2001, President George Bush called for Congress to fund qualified tutors for after-school programs to support reading instruction for young
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