This post is the final part of a four-part series detailing the implementation of the Alaska Reads Act. The first, second, and third posts may be found here, here, and here. Ensuring childrenRead More
Ensure Kids Read by Nine: Third-Grade Promotion
Ensure Kids Read by Nine: Instructional Materials, Summer Programs, and Read-At-Home Programs
This post is the third part of a four-part series detailing the implementation of the Alaska Reads Act. The first post may be found here and the second post may be found here.Read More
Ensure Kids Read by Nine: Assessment, Intervention, and Parental Involvement
This post is the second part of a four-part series detailing the implementation of the Alaska Reads Act. The first post may be found here. The ability to read well by the endRead More
Public Comments on the Alaska Reads Act
Concern: District Reading Improvement Program The text of the Alaska Reads Act includes a regulation that the Department of Education and Early Development should revisit considering data that suggests that the statewide literacy screenerRead More
New Research On Test-Based Promotion
Ten years ago, Mississippi implemented a statewide early literacy policy similar to the Alaska Reads Act enacted here in 2022. One controversial portion of both bills is a retention requirement — in Mississippi,Read More
When Will Our Schools Return To Normal?
If the word “normal” seems overused these days, you aren’t imagining it. Everyone wants to get back to normal. Especially in our local schools. But that’s easier said than done. My perception ofRead More