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Dear Friend & Advocate This week we'll look at research based

reading programs. First, we have two questions for you:

Is your child's reading program researched based?

Is the teacher adequately trained to use this program?

Sue Whitney Heath, who writes about reading, research based instruction, and

creative advocacy strategies in Doing Your Homework, answers your questions

about reading programs, reading assessments, and how to get a better reading

program for your child.

Sue also provides answers to this perplexing question: " Why do schools continue

to use reading programs that are not based on research? "

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Why Use Research Based Reading Programs? You have questions about

reading and research based reading programs.

A parent asks: " According to IDEA and NCLB, is it true that Reading Specialists

are supposed to be using a research based program with all of their special

education students? "

Sue says, " Yes. "

In Why Use Research Based Reading Programs?, Sue explains the reasoning behind

these requirements:

" To my knowledge, no research has ever shown any program to be effective if :

the teacher is not trained in the program

the teacher did not use the program as it was intended to be used or,

with the group for whom it was designed to be used. "

Read more articles about reading and research based instruction by Sue Whitney

Heath in Doing Your Homework.

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Where Can I Find Research Based Programs & Assessments? In Why Use

Research Based Reading Programs?, Sue answers more questions about reading and

research based reading programs:

" Are regular classroom teachers supposed to be using a research based reading

program with the general education population? "

" Where can I can find lists of research based reading programs and reading

assessments? "

" What are progress monitoring assessments? "

What Are Progress Monitoring Assessments?

Progress monitoring assessments are used to measure growth in short amounts of

time. Some assessments are not sensitive enough to measure all the components of

reading.

In this article, you will also find a link to the Review of Progress

Monitoring Tools from the National Center on Student Progress Monitoring.

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How Can I Get a Reading Program That Works? In Reading Fluency - How

Can I Get a Program That Works?, Sue advises a parent who is concerned about her

son's reading program - and his progress.

" My son is in the 6th grade, but reads at a 3rd grade level.

" After 6 weeks in his reading program, his fluency went from 54 words per

minute to 71. Is this improvement large enough? "

Sue says, " No. " She explains that oral reading fluency norms rank 71 words per

minute as a first grade level.

She also explains why the child's current reading program will not get him to

a 12th grade reading level by the time he is scheduled to graduate.

In Reading Fluency - How Can I Get a Program That Works?, Sue provides advice

about how you can get appropriate reading instruction that will meet your

child's needs. She offers a plan to obtain the knowledge you need to be an

effective, educated member of your child's IEP team.

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