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ERIC Number: EJ594877
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Every Child Will Read--We Guarantee It.
Wheaton, Craig; Kay, Stephen
Educational Leadership, v57 n2 p52-56 Oct 1999
Faced with low literacy levels, four schools in Santa Clara, California, decreed that every entering kindergartner would be a competent reader by the end of second grade. The schools then implemented the 1,000 Days Network--an uninterrupted morning literacy block tailored to children's needs. Preliminary results are encouraging. (MLH)
Descriptors: Accountability, Intervention, Literacy Education, Low Achievement, Primary Education, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Reading Achievement, Time on Task
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: California (Santa Clara)