Improving the Reading and Writing Skills of America's Students.

Riley, Richard W.

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ERIC Number: EJ524486

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Publication Date: 1996

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Improving the Reading and Writing Skills of America's Students.

Riley, Richard W.

Learning Disability Quarterly, v19 n2 p67-69 Spr 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 instruction is stressed. (DB)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Literacy, National Programs, Reading Difficulties, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs, Reading Strategies, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Writing Improvement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers

Language: English

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