http://hutchinsonleader.com/news/schools/reading-corps-program-expands-district-423-8146 Comments for "Reading Corps program expands in District 423" xx http://hutchinsonleader.com/news/schools/reading-corps-program-expands-district-423-8146 <p>A program designed to help students get up to grade level on their reading skills will be expanded in District 423 next year.</p> <p>Minnesota Reading Corps, an affiliate of AmeriCorps, is a statewide initiative to help children become successful readers. The program first came to Hutchinson last year when Park Elementary Assistant Principal Lori VanderHeiden applied for a grant to pay for a full-time Reading Corps member to work with second- and third-graders on their reading. That person is Marty Zachmeyer, who works one-on-one with students for about a half hour at a time.</p> <br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://hutchinsonleader.com/news/schools/reading-corps-program-expands-district-423-8146">read more</a></p> http://hutchinsonleader.com/news/schools/reading-corps-program-expands-district-423-8146#comments Schools Thu, 22 May 2008 10:57:41 -0500 Lesley Christianson 8146 at http://hutchinsonleader.com