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Former “reading czar” G. Reid Lyon has responded to questions posed by Michael F. Shaughnessy about the U.S. Reading First program. As those who have been paying attention know, the federal foray into guiding schools to use scientifically based reading instruction ran into rocky allegations of malfeasance, allegations that at least one reporter has questioned strongly. Mr. Lyon describes his disagreement with some of those allegations, and you can read why he does.

1. An On-going conversation with Reid Lyon: About Reading First [Part 1]
2. An On-Going Interview with Reid Lyon: About Reading First [Part 2]
3. An On-going conversation with Reid Lyon: About Reading First [Part 3]

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Please remember that I am a member of the Reading First federal advisory committee. I am not, however, speaking for the committee, my fellow panelists, nor the US Department of Education here.