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Big Brother and the National Reading Curriculum

by: Allington, Richard L.

Big Brother and the National Reading Curriculum

by: Allington, Richard L.

ISBN 13:
9780325005133
ISBN 10:
0325005133
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 09/05/2002
Publisher: Heinemann

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In this timely and important book, nationally-recognized reading researcher Richard Allington tracks and questions the 30-year campaign that has focused on testing, accountability, and federalization of education.

Introduction: Big Brother and the National Reading Curriculum<BR>
Troubling Times: A Short Historical Perspective, R. Allington<BR>
Unreliable Evidence: Responses to the National Reading Panel Reports<BR>
The National Reading Panel Report [A Review], J. Cunningham<BR>
Why the National Reading Panel's Recommendations Are Not Enough, M. Pressley, S. Dolezal, A. Roehrig , & K. Hilden<BR>
Beyond the Smoke and Mirrors: A Critique of the National Reading Panel Report on Phonics, E. Garan<BR>
More Smoke and Mirrors: A Critique of the National Reading Panel Report on Fluency, S. Krashen<BR>
Babes in the Woods: The Wanderings of the National Reading Panel, J. Yatvin<BR>
Can Teachers and Policy Makers Learn to Talk to One Another? C. Toll<BR>
Politics, Policies, and Profits: The Political Context of the National Reports<BR>
The Politics of Phonics, F. Paterson<BR>
Decodable Text in Beginning Reading: Are Mandates Based on Research? R. Allington & H. Woodside-Jiron<BR>
Explicit and Systematic Teaching of ReadingA New Slogan? B. Cambourne<BR>
The Will of the People, J. Edmondson & P. Shannon<BR>
Conclusion: An Unwanted Intrusion: The Evidence Against the National Reading Plan<BR>
Accelerating in the Wrong Direction: Why Thirty Years of Federal Testing and Accountability Haven't Worked Yet and What We Might Do Instead, R. Allington<BR>
Why We Don't Need a National Methodology, R. Allington

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Big Brother and the National Reading Curriculum

Big Brother and the National Reading Curriculum

9780325005133

0325005133

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