Reading First
Read Education Week’s coverage of the Bush administration’s flagship reading program.
Reading & Literacy
Former ‘Reading First’ Adviser to Leave Federal Post
Edward J. Kame’enui will resign from his current position at the U.S. Department of Education, the agency announced Wednesday.
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Senate Report Cites ‘Reading First’ Conflicts
A report suggests that a former Reading First consultant actively promoted his commercial products while serving as a key adviser to states.
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DIBELS Involved in ‘Reading First’ Controversies
The assessment tool is approved for use under the federal reading program in 45 states to monitor student progress on reading fluency.
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House Panel Grills Witnesses on Reading First
The inspector general of the U.S. Department of Education referred some of the information gathered in a lengthy audit of the program to federal law-enforcement officials for further investigation.
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‘Reading First’ Contractor Neglected Bias Rules
Inspector general's report says company did not take appropriate steps to prevent problems.
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Ed. Dept. Allowed Singling Out of ‘Reading First’ Products
Federal officials also failed to screen a contractor for potential bias, says a new report.
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Reading Rituals
The Ogden, Utah, schools have used mandates of the federal Reading First grant program to fine-tune instruction districtwide, and students' scores are way up.
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Ed. Dept. Allowed Singling Out of ‘Reading First’ Products
Federal officials also failed to screen a contractor for potential bias, says a new report.
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E-Mails Reveal Federal Reach Over Reading
An Education Week review of hundreds of e-mail exchanges details a pattern of federal interference in the program that skirted legal prohibitions.
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Reading Law Fails to Bring Innovations
Despite Reading First's $1 billion-a-year investment in improving reading instruction, little has changed in the kinds of reading products and programs being offered since the initiative was rolled out, according to some experts.
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‘Reading First’ Details Sought by Lawmakers
Two prominent Democrats are demanding to know more about the problems identified in the implementation of the federal Reading First program, including whether criminal violations may have occurred and what Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings may have known about the problems while she was a White House aide.
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Scathing Report Casts Cloud Over ‘Reading First’
The findings of a scathing report on the federal Reading First program continued to reverberate last week following its Sept. 22 release, fueling debates in Congress, on the Internet, and among professionals in the field about their gravity and potential impact.
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‘Reading First’ Appears to Prompt Improvement
The federal Reading First initiative has led to improved reading instruction, assessment, and student achievement in schools taking part in the $1 billion-a-year grant program, as well as in some of the nonparticipating schools in districts that have widely adopted its principles, a study released last week concludes.
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Reading First Schools: More Reading Going On, Study Finds
Schools in the federal Reading First program dedicate more time to reading instruction and teacher professional development, and are more likely to use assessment data to inform teaching, than Title I schools that are not in the grant program, concludes a study on the $1 billion-a-year initiative.