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Direct linkWhitehurst, Grover – Brookings Institution, 2009
Former President George W. Bush finished his tenure without having won congressional renewal of his No Child Left Behind (NCLB) policy. With President Barack Obama now at the helm, NCLB is up for debate. Brown Center Director Grover "Russ" Whitehurst examines Reading First, a key component of NCLB, that aims to ensure that all children…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Policy, Reading Improvement, Reading Programs
Peer reviewedSlavin, Robert E.; Cheung, Alan; Groff, Cynthia; Lake, Cynthia – Reading Research Quarterly, 2008
This article systematically reviews research on the achievement outcomes of four types of approaches to improving the reading of middle and high school students: (1) reading curricula; (2) mixed-method models (methods that combine large-and small-group instruction with computer activities); (3) computer-assisted instruction; and (4)…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Reading Programs, Professional Development, Teaching Methods
Day, Leanne – Australian Library Journal, 2007
This paper examines the high levels of social connectedness and civic engagement between the [North] Brisbane School of Arts and the local metropolitan newspapers in their eagerness to establish and promote a reading club that would curb what they felt was the local community's preoccupation with reading popular novels. The Brisbane Literary…
Descriptors: Novels, Working Class, Outreach Programs, Clubs
Cuckle, Pat; Shorrocks-Taylor, Diane – Journal of In-service Education, 2005
An intervention is described which had the twofold aims of increasing the literacy teaching skills of teachers and raising the achievement in Key Stage 1 national tests of selected groups of Year 2 children. The theoretical framework for the intervention is discussed. The training course for and delivery and success of the intervention are…
Descriptors: Intervention, Educational Objectives, Teaching Skills, National Competency Tests
