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Direct linkGersten, Russell; Jayanthi, Madhavi; Dimino, Joseph – Exceptional Children, 2017
The report of the national response to intervention (RTI) evaluation study, conducted during 2011-2012, was released in November 2015. Anyone who has read the lengthy report can attest to its complexity and the design used in the study. Both these factors can influence the interpretation of the results from this evaluation. In this commentary, we…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, National Programs, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedIsaacs, Mary Ann Lorenz – Language Arts, 1979
Draws on articles in the ERIC system to describe several notable programs in the development of the Right to Read project. (DD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Literacy, National Programs, Reading
Thompson, Margery – Executive Educator, 1985
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), Incorporated, has distributed over 57 million books in its 18 years. RIF programs have raised children's interest in reading and their levels of reading achievement, and have increased library use and parent involvement. The national RIF organization offers several forms of support for local programs. (PGD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, National Programs, Reading Habits, Reading Improvement
Thompson, Michael, Comp.; Cole, John Y., Ed. – 1993
This report describes the "Year of the Lifetime Reader" campaign, which focused on family literacy. The report has a threefold purpose: to review the events, projects, and activities that took place across the country; to stimulate thinking on how to make future campaigns even more effective; and to make available the ideas that have…
Descriptors: Adults, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Literacy, Lifelong Learning
Peer reviewedRiley, Richard W. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1996
The U.S. Secretary of Education describes the Department of Education's READ*WRITE*NOW! Initiative which aims to increase literacy rates by encouraging early and frequent reading as well as summer reading for children and youth, including those with learning disabilities. The need for a closer relationship between research and practice in reading…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Literacy
Download full textThompson, Michael – 1990
This selective report on the celebration across the country of the Year of the Young Reader (YYR) by the Library of Congress and its partners has a two-fold purpose: to provide a chronological review of the events, projects, and activities that made the campaign effective; and to stimulate thinking on how to give the next campaign, "1991--the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1975
Two bills concerning national reading programs were the subjects of a hearing held in Washington, D. C. on November 13, 1975, by the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives. H. R. 9048 is a bill to provide federal assistance for the distribution of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Books, Childrens Literature, Community Involvement
Smith, Mary Lou – Teaching PreK-8, 1994
Describes the Teachers as Readers (TAR) program, established by the Association of American Publishers in 1992 to encourage teachers and administrators to read current children's and young adult trade books and to use them in their language arts program. Nearly 600 TAR groups nationwide meet periodically to read and discuss books for use in their…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Elementary School Teachers
