scholarly journals Factors impacting teacher efficacy in policy implementation : the case of the reading first initiative

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicki Myers
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Efficacy ◽  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Reading First ◽  
Reading First Initiative

Pedagogies for the Poor? Realigning Reading Instruction for Low-Income Students With Scientifically Based Reading Research

2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 564-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jim Cummins
Keyword(s):  
No Child Left Behind ◽  
Reading Instruction ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Reading First ◽  
High Stakes Testing ◽  
Reading Engagement ◽  
Low Income Students ◽  
Phonics Instruction ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Reading First Initiative

In this article, the author argues that there is minimal scientific support for the pedagogical approaches promoted for low-income students in the federal Reading First initiative. In combination with high-stakes testing, the interpretation of the construct systematic phonics instruction in Reading First has resulted in highly teacher-centered and inflexible classroom environments. By privileging these approaches, Reading First ignored the National Reading Panel’s finding that systematic phonics instruction was unrelated to reading comprehension for low-achieving and normally achieving students beyond Grade 1. Also ignored was the significant body of research suggesting that reading engagement is an important predictor of achievement. Alternative evidence-based directions for rebalancing reading instruction for low-income students are suggested in the context of the impending reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind legislation.

scholarly journals Second Opinions on the Reading First Initiative: The View from Utah

2010 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice A. Dole ◽  
John L. Hosp ◽  
Kristin L. Nelson ◽  
Michelle K. Hosp
Keyword(s):  
Reading First ◽  
Reading First Initiative

Passing Reading First: Prominence and Processes in an Elite Policy Network

2004 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecil Miskel ◽  
Mengli Song
Keyword(s):  
Reading Achievement ◽  
Reading First ◽  
Research Purpose ◽  
Policy Entrepreneurs ◽  
Policy Network ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Issue Networks ◽  
Open Issue ◽  
Reading First Initiative

Reading became a hotbed of policy activity during the 1990s with both state and federal policymakers launching major initiatives to raise reading achievement. When President George W. Bush introduced his Reading First initiative in early 2001, we saw a unique opportunity to investigate the policy processes, antecedents, and unplanned events surrounding an important and potentially controversial initiative. We began with the assumption that major policy changes are typically made by powerful actors operating in relatively open issue networks. In regard to the Reading First legislation, however, we found a small clique of inside policy entrepreneurs who fashioned major changes in a short period. Upon recognizing this condition, we expanded the research purpose to describe the actions of this insider policy group.

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