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California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1995
Reaffirming that all students, regardless of home language or socioeconomic background, can and must have an equal opportunity to excel in reading, this booklet presents 10 recommendations that form the basis of a comprehensive and balanced reading program to help children in California learn to read. Recommendations in the booklet address: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Community Involvement, Early Intervention, Elementary Education
Krashen, Stephen – ESL Magazine, 1998
Examines why the whole-language approach to literacy development has failed, presenting several definitions of whole language, discussing some of the research on whole language and whether it works, and providing information about the impact of whole language in California (which suggests that California's reading-performance problems are not…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Literacy Education, Reading Instruction
Download full textHaycock, Kati; And Others – 1982
This volume surveys major sources of published data on the academic performance of California public secondary school students and compares current performance levels to those attained in the State in the recent past, as well as to national trends. Chapter I is an introduction. Chapter II, "General Measures of Student Preparation,"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Preparation, Daily Living Skills, Education Work Relationship
