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Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Public Schools

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Basic Premises of Reading First

  • All but a very small number of children can be taught to be successful readers
  • Prevention of reading problems is far more cost effective and efficient than remediation
  • Reading failure can be prevented by relying on the extensive scientific research base in reading