Reading / English Language Learners (2005 Report)

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Limited Evidence Programs

Beginning Reading Programs for English Language Learners

Limited Evidence of Effectiveness Rating Program Description Contact / Website Direct Instruction -English Structured, phonetic program in English for grades K-6. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.nifdi.org Libros - Spanish Home and school kindergarten reading intervention in Spanish, emphasizing books sent home to be read to children by parents. E-mail: [email protected] Reading Recovery - Spanish One-to-one tutoring program for struggling first graders, available in English or Spanish. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.readingrecovery.org

Upper Elementary Reading Programs for English Language Learners

Limited Evidence of Effectiveness Rating Program Description Contact / Website Bilingual Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (BCIRC) – Spanish-English transition Cooperative learning, oracy, reading, and writing program designed to help children in grades 2-5 transition from Spanish to English instruction. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.successforall.org Opportunities Through Language Arts (OLA) Program emphasizing literature study, writing, skill building, and independent reading to help children in grades 2-5 transition from Spanish to English instruction. E-mail: [email protected] Success for All Transition Adaptation of Success for All (see above) to help children in grades 2-5 transition from Spanish to English instruction. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.successforall.org Vocabulary Intervention Vocabulary teaching program to help Spanish-dominant children in grades 4-5 gain in English vocabulary. E-mail: [email protected]

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Limited Evidence of Effectiveness