Reading Recovery is an example of a widely used early literacy intervention for struggling first-grade readers, with a research base demonstrating evidence of impact. With funding from the U.S. Department of Education's i3 program, researchers conducted a 4-year evaluation of the national scale-up of Reading Recovery. The evaluation included an…

A high correlation between on-line rate of progress and student achievement on a standardized test was found for a computer-assisted instruction (CAI) program in initial reading. In most cases, CAI measures of progress were better indications of spring test performance than was the pretest given in the fall. Rates of progress in the parts or…

This report summarizes research supports addressing three areas as targets for educational improvement in Alabama: beginning reading, expansion of reading power, and intensive intervention for those who are reading below grade level. The paper also describes Alabama's statewide initiative to implement best practices in these areas and summarizes…

The reading achievement of children with and without kindergarten experience was investigated as part of the Comparing Reading Approaches in First Grade Teaching (CRAFT) Project in New York City. Children in grades 1 and 2 were taught reading by one of two approaches, skills centered or language experience. Within the former approach, two methods…