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Understanding Reading First: What We Know, What We Don't, and What's Next
June 25, 2009
MDRC, one of the contractors that worked on the Institute of Education Sciences' final impact study of Reading First (RF), takes a second look...
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HEC Reading Horizons Celebrates 25 Years
April 2009
Congratulations to HEC Reading Horizons as they celebrate 25 years of providing effective, scientifically based reading instruction through their Discover Intensive Phonics elementary reading program!! Countless former students are finding "the sky's the limit" because they received that priceless gift of the ability to read through the wonderful work of Charlotte Lockhart and her program, Reading Horizons. Though Char is no longer with us, her gift lives on through the faithful staff which carries on the mission.
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The Good, Bad, and NAEP
April 29, 2009
Whether we like it or not, the name of the game in public education in the US is student achievement. It is the one means by which we measure our successes, determine our progress, and decide whether we are doing an effective job in our public schools or not. Usually, that manifests itself in performance on state assessments or how schools stack up when it comes to AYP. But on those few special days each year, we also have NAEP, scores. The Nation's Report Card provides us the best national snapshot on student academic achievement we can find ... until we finally get our act together and adopt and enforce national academic standards.
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Reading First in California
February 28, 2009
Williamson Evers comments on a comprehensive impact study of California Reading First schools.
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Golden Reading Results in the Golden State
February 10, 2009
For the past few weeks, Eduflack has been heartened to hear that the Obama Administration and EdSec Duncan are behind a continued federal commitment to reading instruction. Yes, we all know that there were severe implementation problems with Reading First, and that such problems have led many a RF critic to demand the defunding of the program and the dismantling of our promise to do what works when it comes to reading, empowering every child with the gift of literacy.
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