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Commentary: Learning from Variations in Fidelity of Implementation
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Balu, Rekha; Doolittle, Fred – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2016
The articles in this special issue discuss efforts to improve academic reading outcomes for students and ways to achieve high implementation fidelity of promising strategies. At times the authors discuss if--and how--strong fidelity is associated with strong outcomes and potentially even impacts (the difference between program and control group…
Descriptors: Fidelity, Reading Programs, Program Implementation, Reading Instruction
Too Much, Too Soon? Unanswered Questions from National Response to Intervention Evaluation
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Gersten, 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
Seven Ways to Kill RTI
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Noll, Brandi – Phi Delta Kappan, 2013
The Response to Intervention initiative is in danger of failing and being thrown on the ash heaps of countless education reform initiatives, but not because it is poorly structured, rather on account of poor implementation. Among the implementation mistakes are seven that can be watched for and avoided. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Educational Change, Early Intervention, Program Implementation
A Reading Programme for Elementary Schools.
Latha, Rizwana Habib – Forum, 1999
This article discusses ways to implement an effective first- or second-language reading program that provides children with access to reading materials that are relevant to their needs and interests, encourages them to participate in carefully structured activities, and gives them incentives that promote reading. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Program Implementation, Reading Instruction
Initiating Sustained Silent Reading in Your School: Ask, "What Can SSR Do for Them?"
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Grubaugh, Steven – Clearing House, 1986
Discusses the effects of a sustained silent reading (SSR) program on school administrators, teachers, librarians, and the students. Offers suggestions on setting up an SSR program. (SRT)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Content, Program Implementation
Needed: A Better Link between the Learning Center and the Classroom.
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Sanacore, Joseph – 1987
In school districts throughout the United States, at-risk students are receiving remedial instruction in learning centers outside the classroom. Because this separation increases the likelihood that students will receive a fragmented education, learning center staff should provide remedial students with "curricular congruence," or content and…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Functional Reading, High Schools, Individualized Reading
The Role of the Elementary School Library Media Specialist in a Literature-Based Reading Program.
Bishop, Kay; Blazek, Ron – School Library Media Quarterly, 1994
Discussion of literature-based reading programs focuses on a study that investigated the elementary school library media specialist's roles as information specialist, teacher, and instructional consultant during the implementation of a literature-based reading program. Recommendations are offered regarding parents' roles, material selection, and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education