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Ed Week reports on a new study that shows schools implementing Reading First spend more time on reading instruction than Title I schools not participating in the program. How much longer? Looks like the reading block in "mature" Reading First schools is about 15 minutes longer than at other Title I schools, which adds up to a significant chunk of time over the course of the school year. Here's hoping that Reading First encourages teachers to work in some content during the reading block, E.D. Hirsch argues here.

The Ed Week story also includes criticism from Success for All (SFA) founder Bob Slavin, who claims the department has discouraged districts from using SFA. If this is true, it would be disappointing news, as SFA was one of only two comprehensive elementary school reform programs that demonstrated real success in a 2005 AIR review.

Posted by Michele on July 31, 2006 02:15 PM | Permalink

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