Connecticut's Blueprint For Reading Achievement

The Report of the Early Reading Success Panel
Connecticut State Department of Education -- 2000

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Individual Sections

• Front Cover -(Will display/print in monochrome), Inside Front Cover - CT State Board of Education, Title Page, Acknowledgment, Contents, Preface, Early Reading Success Panel, Special Thanks (10 pp.)
  
  
• Early Reading Success Panel Report, Executive Summary, Conclusions, About this report (10 pp.)
  
  
• Section I -- Why Beginning Reading Instruction Matters, Introduction, The Nature of Proficient Reading, The Importance of Oral Language as a Foundation for Reading (8 pp.)
  
  
• Children Who Speak English Dialects, Emergent Literacy, The Nature of Written English (6 pp.)
  
  
• The Goals of Reading Instruction, A Comprehensive Curriculum of Reading Instruction (10 pp.)
  
  
• A Comprehensive Curriculum of Reading Instruction-continued, Other Important Considerations in a Comprehensive Curriculum, The Role of Library Media Specialists, The Role of Reading Specialists, Early Intervention with Children Experiencing Reading Difficulties (10 pp.)
  
  
• Section II -- Abilities and Knowledge Needed By K-3 Teachers of Literacy, Children's Reading Competencies (K-3) (11 pp.)
  
  
• Children's Reading Competencies (K-3) - continued, Using Assessment to Guide Instruction, Critical Indicators for Teacher Intervention (K-3) (12 pp.)
  
  
• Teacher Competencies for Effective Primary Reading Instruction (4 pp.)
  
  
• Teacher Competencies - continued (9 pp.)
  
  
• The Importance of High-Quality Preservice Teacher Education, The Need for Ongoing Professional Development,Conclusion, Glossary (6 pp.)
  
  
• References,Back Cover (7 pp.)

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