NAEP 2011: the Reading First Effect? Here’s a response from Mike Petrilli, the Fordham Institute’s executive vice president: Halloween was fun for the kids, but soon after came every education wonk’s favorite holiday: NAEP release day! Here are some thoughts on the trends in reading. The big news is that we finally eked out some statistically significant progress in 8th-grade reading. This goal has eluded us before, and has led commentators such as E.D. Hirsch to note that we’re not doing enough to build kids’ content knowledge and vocabulary. Initiatives like Reading First might have helped our youngsters to…
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