In something that I found quite rewarding, Teachers College of Columbia University published a feature article about R. Douglas Greer, a professor whose work I’ve long admired. Why did I find it rewarding? Well, it’s pretty rare that people advocating a behavioral approach to teaching receive much recognition, but Professor Greer’s work richly deserves such commendation.
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Monthly Archive for May, 2007
Despite the recent turmoil about it, the US Department of Education Reading First program has been evaluated by the US Office of Management and the Budget (OMB) and received a rating of “effective.” OMB describes a rating of effective as “the highest rating a program can achieve. Programs rated Effective set ambitious goals, achieve results, are well-managed and improve efficiency.”
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I’ve added materials for the presentation by Diane and Brian Bryant to the RtI commentaries page. Also, I’ve corrected the link to the PDF of the slides from the presentation by Charlie Hughes and Don Deshler. (Sorry for the typo…rushing too much, no?)
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