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Research Base
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Alignment with Reading First, or read the introduction to this article,
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Literacy First Comprehensive Reading Reform Process
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Literacy First Research Base Alignment with Reading First
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Introduction
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The Literacy First Comprehensive Reading Reform Process is a professional
development and change process. The Literacy First Comprehensive Reading Reform
Process meets and exceeds all the criteria for professional development and
implementation of reading programs established by No Child Left Behind/Reading
First.
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The effectiveness of reading instruction is determined by the percentage of
students reading on grade level. Most states and districts use a norm
referenced or criterion referenced assessment to make this determination. For
students perform on or above grade level in these reading assessments they must
have systematic and explicit instruction in all components of the reading
process. The effectiveness of the systematic and explicit reading instruction
is dependent upon the district and building infrastructure that includes
the seven critical components of: leadership, assessment, curriculum,
instruction, intervention processes, professional development and resource
management. In addition to the infrastructure, the leadership must foster a
district and building culture that has traditions, rituals habits and
unwritten rules that support excellence in student reading achievement.
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Benjamin Bloom, when describing his taxonomy, explains that one must first
establish criteria before one can evaluate. A comprehensive review of the
literature identifies the criteria that are essential for both effective
schools and excellence in student reading achievement. Every aspect of the
Literacy First Comprehensive Reading Reform Process is grounded in
scientifically rigorous, longitudinal research and each of the components is a
composite of these studies.
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In the remainder of this document, the reader will find the criteria identified
by the research, illustrations of the research supporting the criteria and
annotations that support the comprehensive reading reform process.
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Literacy First is a comprehensive reading reform process. The goal of
which is to close the reading achievement gap and ensure that all students
become fluent readers who comprehend grade level text.
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To read more about the Literacy First Process Research Base,
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