• Bogus Claims About Reading First - Volume 22 No. 3 - Spring 2008 - Rethinking Schools Online
  This article by Stephen Krashen discusses state, national and international test results that illustrate Reading First has had no effect on improving reading scores or closing the achievement gap.
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• Education Week: ‘Reading First’ Research Offers No Definitive Answers
  Kennedy Manzo discusses the controversial findings of the Reading First Impact Study. "With the end of the six-year period of Reading First on the horizon, no clear empirical picture has emerged of how well the federal program is doing at a national level in bringing struggling readers to proficiency."
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• English Language Learners and the Five Essential Components of Reading Instruction
  This afticle by Beth Antunez provides recommendations and considerations for instruction of ELLs within each of the Reading First components. It should be kept in mind, however, that the Reading First components did not originate from studies including ELLs, and that despite research indicating a need for native language instruction, any discussion within the context of Reading First is about teaching ELLs to read in English.
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• First Step in Mathematics
  This mathematical program is designed to "Build teachers' understanding of mathematics PreK-9. Identify and correct students' mathematical misconceptions. Improve the mathematics outcomes of all students." It is based on important mathematical "understandings". Recommended by ASCD
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• Reading Program Is Called Ineffective - New York Times
  By SAM DILLON Published: May 1, 2008 President Bush’s $1 billion a year initiative to teach reading to low-income children has not helped improve their reading comprehension, according to a Department of Education report released on Thursday.
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