President George W. Bush made improving reading instruction a priority. He got Congress to provide money to schools that used reading programs supported by scientific research. But backers of Marie Clay’s ideas saw Bush’s Reading First initiative as a threat.
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10: The Details
9: The Aftermath
Introducing: Sold a Story en español
8: The Impact
7: Your Words
Brains On: How Do We Learn to Read — and Why is It Hard?
What the Words Say
At a Loss for Words: What's Wrong with How Schools Teach Reading
Hard Words: Why Aren't Our Kids Being Taught to Read?
Hard to Read: How American Schools Fail Kids with Dyslexia
6: The Reckoning
5: The Company
4: The Superstar
2: The Idea
1: The Problem
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