I work at a school that has the Reading First grant and it has made a
tremendous difference for us. We received new materials, fabulous teacher
training, and wonderful support from CORE (Consortium on Reading
Excellence). The grant allows time for teacher collaboration which is vital
for professional growth. Our reading scores have increased since we have
had the grant. Other schools in our district have had similar success.
Maureen Farmer-Burris
Ursa Minor Elementary
Fort Richardson, Alaska 99505
Reading Coach
farmer-burris_mauree@asdk12.org
907-428-1311
On 5/2/08 4:21 PM, "Jamieson McKenzie" <fromnowon@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:
> Check out the New York Times article by Sam Dillon
> reporting on this study of Reading First.
>
> An Initiative on Reading Is Rated Ineffective
>
> By SAM DILLON
> Published: May 2, 2008
>
> President Bushıs $1 billion a year initiative to teach reading to low-
> income children has not helped improve their reading comprehension,
> according to a Department of Education report released on Thursday.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/education/02reading.html?em&ex=1209873600&en
> =7c271a31f425ba2f&ei=5087%0A
>
> Send this link to all your friends and colleagues and have them spread
> the news far and wide so the public comes to understand they have been
> hoodwinked by the NCLB movement and its school change strategies.
>
> As many of us suspected, the whole "research and science based"
> approach to improving schools has been a sham from the beginning.
> Given the failure of The Reading First director, Chris Doherty, to
> achieve results with such programs in Baltimore before coming to
> Washington to lead Reading First, it should come as no surprise that
> the national effort has also been a failure.
>
> Jamie McKenzie
> Editor
> No Child Left
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