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Wheaton, Craig; Kay, Stephen – Educational Leadership, 1999
Faced with low literacy levels, four schools in Santa Clara, California, decreed that every entering kindergartner would be a competent reader by the end of second grade. The schools then implemented the 1,000 Days Network--an uninterrupted morning literacy block tailored to children's needs. Preliminary results are encouraging. (MLH)
Descriptors: Accountability, Intervention, Literacy Education, Low Achievement