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Minnesota Reading Corps seeking new members to improve child literacy
Minnesota State University Mankato
03/29/2009

Last year, Minnesota Reading Corps exceeded its recruitment goal, enlisting and placing a record 367 AmeriCorps members in Minnesota schools ...

AmeriCorps looking to fill 100 positions
WDIO-TV
03/11/2009

True North Americorps is looking for workers. And thanks to federal stimulus dollars and additional state funding ...

Success by third grade with Minnesota Reading Corps
Twin Cities Daily Planet
02/03/2009

Focusing on age three to third grade, Minnesota Reading Corps members and volunteers have contributed to student success ...

AmeriCorps aids students
Mille Lacs County Times
01/22/2009

It’s no mystery that learning sounds and letters of the alphabet helps youngsters learn to read. But some kids struggle with those sounds and letters ...

A quiet success
Star Tribune
12/13/2008

The Minnesota Reading Corps, an experimental reading program for kids ages 3 to 8, has seen swift improvement and could soon reach as many as 15,000 disadvantaged children ...

The Minnesota Reading Corps wants you!
Sherburne County Citizen
08/09/2008

The Minnesota Reading Corps is looking for a few good readers, six of them in the Becker area, to join AmeriCorps, the domestic version of the Peace Corps ...

Reading program helps students improve
Rochester Post-Bulletin
06/16/2008

In helping young children learn how to read, Chris Kreyer discovered something about himself ...

Tutor helping readers get skills up to speed
Fargo Forum
06/02/2008

Tanisha Jones has little patience for full stops ...

Minnesota literacy rates receive helping hand
Northland's News Center
05/29/2008

Many elementary school students across Minnesota don't read at appropriate grade levels, but aren't behind enough to qualify for special-ed or title one services ...

Program helps students read, seeks to expand
St. Cloud Times
05/16/2008

In a hallway corner near Room 130 at Discovery Community School, Jessica Pfeil listens as Sam Hance reads ...

Minnesota Reading Corps
Showcase Minnesota on Kare11
05/12/2008

Minnesota Reading Corps is a statewide initiative to help every Minnesota child become a successful reader ...

Reading Corps campaigning to recruit 350 members
Perham Enterprise Bulletin
05/08/2008

Minneapolis and Saint Paul may be ranked first and third, respectively, on this year’s list of America’s Most Literate Cities, but one out of every five Minnesota third graders doesn't read at his or her grade level ...