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Though the tally so far is lower among supporters, I'm surprised to see even as many votes as there are in support of Reading First because I've never spoken to a teacher who was happy working under Reading First. Have you voted? Consider sharing the poll link with colleagues for their input. I read somewhere that McGraw Hill (publisher of Reading First) employees are voting in the poll, in support of the program. Its existence is threatened by recent studies indicating that it's not effective, so I imagine the company is worried. They must make millions and millions on Reading First.
Linda I work in a district with 12 Reading First Schools. While many of the teachers did not like all of the requirements the grant imposed, there are very few teachers who did not agree that they are better teachers because of all they have learned through PD and in weekly or biweekly grade level meetings, looking at data generated on students at great ...See More
Aug 30, 2008
I question this data Every teacher who has given it half a chance, to a > person, has said that the children have made great academic > gains by using the skills they have learned to use and will > not go back to their pre RF methods.

I question this statement. What district are you with? The national standards and Michigan's state tests are not supp...See More
Aug 31, 2008
Linda Check out the article in the American Educator, Fall 2008 entitled "Reading Richmond" This magazine is a quarterly journal published by the American Federation of Teachers and I believe it is available online. Not only does it explain very well how much improved instruction can be with the support that was given by Reading FIrst Funding, it clearly...See More
Oct 4, 2008
the research revealed by the Fed's is corruption Kennedy is revealing research of all the corruption and all the misteps of Reading First on his website.
Oct 5, 2008


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