Advancing Reading Achievement
Based on lackluster reading achievement results regionally and nationally in the late 1990s and the emergence of high-stakes accountability programs in states during the same period, SERVE began work on Advancing Reading Achievement in Elementary Schools (ARA-E). In part, the document reflected the reading research underlying Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children and The National Reading Panel Report. The rationale for this project included two themes from educational research: research-based instructional practices that lead to improvement in student reading achievement, and research on professional learning communities that result in effective change in practice which can lead to increased reading achievement. It incorporated a faculty professional learning team format to assist elementary educators in providing effective reading instruction to students, and, thereby, developing proficient, successful readers. Based on the success of ARA-E and educator needs, SERVE developed Advancing Reading Achievement in Middle Schools (ARA-M) in 2003.
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