In implementing READS, districts must adopt a set of data use strategies that inform decision - making and help to improve student
achievement, such as examining spring to fall
achievement gains or losses and using the results of student surveys and
achievement tests to select books that are well
matched to students» reading skills and interests.
First, the teachers it recruits are
in fact good teachers who produce
achievement gains for students that
match or exceed those accomplished by other new teachers who have been prepared
in other ways.