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National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2009
The No Child Let Behind Act of 2001 created the Reading First program to help ensure that all students could read at or above grade level by the end of grade 3. The program promotes practices recommended by the National Reading Panel for early reading instruction, highlighting five essential components of reading instruction. The program invested…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Early Reading, Reading Achievement, Program Effectiveness
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Jackson, Russell; McCoy, Ann; Pistorino, Carol; Wilkinson, Anna; Burghardt, John; Clark, Melissa; Ross, Christine; Schochet, Peter; Swank, Paul – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2007
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 created the Early Reading First (ERF) program to enhance teacher practices, instructional content, and classroom environments in preschools and to help ensure that young children start school with the skills needed for academic success. This report to Congress describes the impacts of the Early Reading…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Early Reading, Teaching Methods
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McIntyre, Ellen; Powell, Rebecca; Coots, Kelly Bright; Jones, Deneese; Powers, Sherry; Deeters, Faye; Petrosko, Joe – Journal of Educational Research & Policy Studies, 2005
In the past few years many states in the U.S. have moved toward full implementation of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act. In doing so, schools have adopted "research-based" early reading models to implement Reading First, a salient component of NCLB. Through structured observations and interviews, the study team examined the…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Federal Legislation, Program Implementation, Professional Development