Expect Change Means Changing Expectations

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Expect Change Means Changing Expectations
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Franklin D. Roosevelt once said

• We cannot always build the future of our youth,
  but we can build our youth for the future.

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How Well are Kids Reading?

• 34 performed at or above the proficient
  achievement level (1)
• About 2/3 DIDNT

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Continued

• Gap continues to grow between reading abilities
  (4)
• Top 5 read 144 times more then lowest 5 (2)

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Why Do Things Need to Change?

• Reading improves ability to do math, history,
  science (6)
• Problems in reading problems in other areas

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Why Else?

• Children who have problems reading early on
  usually stay behind (1)
• more likely to drop out of school (3)

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Can This Be Fixed?

• Yes, reading and spelling problems arent forever
  (5)
• Teachers have used research-based reading
  instruction that works with all kids (2)

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Things Have Started Changing

• NCLB
• Increase in reading achievement
• Decrease in reading below grade level
• Increase of kids at grade level (6)

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Reading First

• Every child can read by 3rd Grade (2)
• Programs based on scientific research
• strong lit language balanced program (5)

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Teachers

• Phonics (3)
• Vocabulary and Spelling (4)
• Many other things

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In Conclusion

• Children still need help
• changes need to continue
• Will America still prosper if youth arent built
  for the future?

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• References
• 1. Proven Methods. (2003). Retrieved February 2,
  2004 from U.S. Department of Education
  Website http//www.ed.gov/nclb/methods/reading/re
  ading.html.
• 2. Improving Literacy by Putting Reading First.
  (2003). Retrieved February 4, 2003 from The White
  House Website http//www.whitehouse.gov/news/repo
  rts/no-child-left-behind.html.
• 3. Marzano, Robert and Debra Pickering. (2001).
  Classroom Instruction that Works. Alexandria, VA
  Association for Supervision and Curriculum
  Development.
• 4. McGuinness, Diane. (1997). Why Our Children
  Cant Read And What We Can Do About It. New
  York Simon and Schuster.
• 5. McEwan, Elaine K. (1999). 10 Traits of Highly
  Successful Schools. Colorado Springs, Co
  Waterbrook Press.
• 6. Kohl, Herbert. (2003). Stupidity and Tears
  Teaching and Learning in Troubled Times. New
  York The New Press.

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The End