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Eagles Reading Partner Program
Parishes Served: CalcasieuOak Park Middle School has 492 students and 89% receive free or reduced lunch. Scores from the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program for 8th grade students showed that for English Language Arts and Mathematics, students were below the parish average and the state average. 48% of students did not pass the LEAP 21 exam in English and 53% did not pass the Mathematics component. Oak Park Middle School is a one star school (1 being the lowest ranking) on the Louisiana accountability scale. The service-learning program activities will address the needs of students. Students will engage in activities that will develop reading, writing, critical thinking,communication and problem solving skills. Together, addressing these skills can have a marked impact on both reading comprehension and writing skills. Activities will address both academic needs and real life situations. The local university will partner directly with the Literacy Council and Oak Park Middle School to implement the program. Volunteers will be recruited from the
Master of Arts in Alternative Teaching program. They will work with Oak Park students to help them implement three components of the program: tutoring, academic activity nights and the demonstration / celebration.
Contact Info
The Literacy Council of Southwest Louisiana, Inc.
809 Kirby St., Ste. 126
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone: (337) 494-7000
Fax: (337) 494-7915
Tommeka Semien, primary
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Tamika Williams, alternate
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