Two Very Special Service-Learning Projects.

Jennings, Matthew

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ERIC Number: EJ621329

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Two Very Special Service-Learning Projects.

Jennings, Matthew

Phi Delta Kappan, v9 n4 p474-75 Feb 2001

Students with behavioral or learning disabilities are important resources for their community. Through two service-learning projects (reading to elementary-school students and interviewing senior citizens), special-needs students at one New Jersey middle school gained confidence in their skills and developed a sense of pride and community belonging. (MLH)

Descriptors: Community, Intergenerational Programs, Language Arts, Learning Disabilities, Middle Schools, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Reading Aloud to Others, Service Learning, Skill Development, Social Development, Special Education, Student Projects

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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