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Ortlieb, Evan; Grandstaff-Beckers, Gerlinde; Cheek, Earl H., Jr. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2012
With the increased emphasis on standardized testing from state and federal mandates, the need for reading remediation has intensified. Programs directed toward increasing student test scores have been put in place nationwide with mixed results. These initiatives include response to intervention (RTI), direct instruction, and individualized…
Descriptors: Remedial Reading, Standardized Tests, Reading Achievement, Reading Difficulties
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Braer, Gerd – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2006
The 2000 and 2003 international studies of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) among all Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries presented disappointing results for Germany's fifteen-year-old students' reading skills. These studies pointed out two necessities for future reform: to extend the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Studies, Special Needs Students, Educational Change