A very basic summary of Minnesota Reading Corps (MRC).

What it is:

• An AmeriCorps program.
• Supplementary literacy instruction for students from age three to grade three.
• Sites include specific Head Starts, preschools, and elementary schools.
• Members commit to serving either full-time or half-time for about a year. 
• Some members serve exclusively with students.  Others recruit volunteers.
• Volunteers serve one hour per week, preferably for the whole school year. 

What it is not: 

• MRC is not a mentoring program. 
• MRC is not an after-school program. 
• MRC does not provide teacher assistants to classrooms. 
• MRC does not replace staff.

To apply to be a member:

• Go to our Application Page. 
  Applications will be accepted starting in March 2008 for the Program Year beginning in August 2008.

To find out more:

• The rest of the website provides more details!

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