‘Reading First’ Panel Awaits Program Evaluation Reports
Arlington, Va.
Is Reading First working?
With the 6th anniversary of the federal program approaching, advocates claim it is and critics say it isn’t, while others contend there isn’t enough information to know. A more definitive answer may be available when a handful of studies that will attempt to gauge the impact are released in the coming months and years.
Meanwhile, members of the Reading First Advisory Committee continued to express their dissatisfaction last week over the lack of adequate and clear data showing how participating schools...
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Correction:
An earlier version of this story misidentified Beth Boulay, an associate
at Abt Associates. Abt’s Beth Gamse is
the project director for the impact study
of the program. Tracy Rimdzius, from
the Institute of Education Sciences, described
that study and its timeline at a
recent meeting of the Reading First Advisory
Committee.
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