[I'm most disappointed by] funding cuts for Reading First, a federally funded program that would implement scientifically based reading instructional and assessment tools to
early reading instruction so children would be reading proficiently at the end of third grade.
Florida's test - based promotion policy is part of a broader effort to
improve early reading instruction, which has included state - funded reading coaches, evidence - based professional development, and mandatory blocks of time dedicated to reading in all elementary schools.
It offers parents help in figuring out what language and literacy experiences to look for in preschools and child care; what to look for in initial reading instruction in kindergarten and the early grades; what to ask school boards, principals, elected officials, and other policy makers who make decisions
regarding early reading instruction; and whether their child is making progress in related skills and early reading.
New Orleans — Reading specialists meeting here last week said the new report on reading research by the National Academy of Education's Commission on Reading settles some pedagogical issues but fails to resolve important controversies
surrounding early reading instruction.
Segmentation instruction appears to be effective only when its results are measured in the context of an entire early reading program, not as an isolated skill introduced before and apart
from early reading instruction.
A series of binary discussions has been
plaguing early reading instruction for quite some time now: phonics versus whole language, reading for pleasure versus reading for learning, digital versus paper books.
It's ironic: Education reformers are so united behind the Common Core standards, and yet 1) those very standards explicitly endorse scientifically based reading instruction, and 2) the focus on the importance of «reading complex text» appears to come at the expense
of early reading instruction.
FWS students received systematic training
in early reading instruction and practiced applying their newly acquired skills in the community under careful supervision.
Research suggests that if students with dyslexia got
effective early reading instruction in their regular classrooms, some of them may not need intensive, specialized instruction.
They are admirably aligned with rigorous research (on
early reading instruction, for example); explicit about the quality and complexity of reading and writing that should be expected of students every year; very solid on arithmetic as a clear priority in the elementary grades; ambitious in aiming for college and career readiness by the end of twelfth grade; and relatively jargon - free.
But the overwhelming weight of such correlational studies builds a compelling case in favor of
early reading instruction.
(See The Impact of Two Professional Development Interventions on
Early Reading Instruction and Achievement.)
Provide research - based strategies in the essential elements of
early reading instruction, oral language, writing and assessment
This approach to
early reading instruction and early readers contributed in large measure to the focus on student learning outcomes that characterized the school.
In some reading programs, the teaching of sight words takes on an exaggerated importance and can become an end goal for many teachers rather than being viewed as a supporting piece in
early reading instruction.
Both of these reviewers, known for their sympathies toward instruction in the code, are quick to add that rich experiences with language, environmental print, patterned stories, and «Big Books» should also be a staple of effective
early reading instruction.
Nell Duke's research raises challenging questions about old practices and shows how informational texts can be an integral and critical component of
early reading instruction.