tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post115911305652240914..comments2024-03-26T14:44:37.985-04:00Comments on D-Ed Reckoning: Reading First Scandal UpdateKDeRosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-19715827623854108022007-04-22T21:11:00.000-04:002007-04-22T21:11:00.000-04:00Anon, isn't it obvious. He is a parent.Reading Fi...Anon, isn't it obvious. He is a parent.<BR/><BR/>Reading First Scandal summed up.<BR/><BR/>Some reading programs are good, some are bad.<BR/><BR/>Good reading programs have experts, bad reading programs have quacks.<BR/><BR/>Reading First hires experts.<BR/><BR/>Experts recommend good reading programs.<BR/><BR/>Schools improve using good reading programs.<BR/><BR/>Quacks get pissed, accuse experts of profiting.<BR/><BR/>(Anonymous gets his/her feelings hurt because his pet pedagogy has proven a complete failure... lashes out. Anonymous needs a hug.)TurbineGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781298806992944235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-88934497503906932702007-04-22T16:42:00.000-04:002007-04-22T16:42:00.000-04:00I'm really curious about what motivates you. Were...I'm really curious about what motivates you. Were you a teacher at some point? Do you work for a textbook company? Are you a researcher?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-69900324224826952752007-04-21T20:26:00.000-04:002007-04-21T20:26:00.000-04:00I was hoping the arguments would have gained coher...I was hoping the arguments would have gained coherency as you progressed. I was wrong.KDeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-56712295806155049952007-04-21T20:11:00.000-04:002007-04-21T20:11:00.000-04:00OOOh...simmer down now! Didn't mean to get you so ...OOOh...simmer down now! Didn't mean to get you so flustered. Take your Zoloft, get some rest and have sweet, Narcissistic dreams filled with the sound of your own voice waxing philosophical about things you have never actually done. And like you said, somehow this administration always manages to smooth over their improprieties in record time anyway. <BR/><BR/>Ciao!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-54869902523239866742007-04-21T19:02:00.000-04:002007-04-21T19:02:00.000-04:00Of couse, if they were actually teaching, troll, y...Of couse, if they were actually teaching, troll, you wouldn't be stuck with Readinf first. And, judging by the hearing, it's not going away any time soon. And like it or not, your beloved whole language still isn't based on SBRR and doesn't have the ECRI either. And, plus all the grants have been disbursed already, so all your trolling is for naught.<BR/><BR/>Nevermind the merits of the case which are shaky. Too bad Miller's grandstanding won't substitute for real legal analysis. Enoy it while it lasts, your ilk hasn't had much to cheer about for the last decade.KDeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-53946923580415732222007-04-21T18:12:00.000-04:002007-04-21T18:12:00.000-04:00I think my favorite part is G. Reid Lyon admitting...I think my favorite part is G. Reid Lyon admitting to the unethical behavior of his cohorts! Not to mention how he is distancing himself from the distinguished crew. Sounds like innocence to me! <BR/><BR/>And....K-der...Even though it's clear you're driven by narcissism rather than any concern for the welfare of children, teachers, or society, rest assured that ACTUAL educators (defined as pepole who REALLY TEACH children not simply publish textbooks or extol the virtues of those who abuse the system for profit) will continue to fight for what really benefits children. (NOT NECESSARILY THE MOST PROFITABLE THING....) AGAIN, K-......IS IT SRA OR VOYAGER THAT HAS YOU ON RETAINER?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-18459613687948152232007-04-21T16:29:00.000-04:002007-04-21T16:29:00.000-04:00Shouldn't you be trolling on a post that's not hal...Shouldn't you be trolling on a post that's not half a year old? Your ramblings might find a wider audience and I might be tempted to refute some of the talking points that you're cutting and pasting.<BR/><BR/>I liked during the hearing when Higgins admitted that he didn't look into the critical issue of sbrr which the entire "scandal" hinges on. Oops.KDeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-17555568551767877392007-04-21T15:44:00.000-04:002007-04-21T15:44:00.000-04:00I guess I dozed off a little too early during Frid...I guess I dozed off a little too early during Friday's Reading First hearings, since this Washington Post story suggests that things have heated up -- a lot. <BR/><BR/>http://www.thisweekineducation.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-40881299154866050012007-04-21T15:06:00.000-04:002007-04-21T15:06:00.000-04:00I would like to bring to your attention that there...I would like to bring to your attention that there are also issues currently being investigated on the Reading First Program in the US Department of Interior with the Bureau of Indian Affairs schools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-45021372750038988332007-04-21T14:47:00.000-04:002007-04-21T14:47:00.000-04:00The phonics insiders and entrepreneurs have no int...The phonics insiders and entrepreneurs have no interest what the research says. They have ideological, political, and/or financial interests that have to be served. <BR/><BR/>So, did the federal RF office overreach? Yes, on two counts. First, even the NRP analysis provided no evidence that systematicm phonics provided any practical benefit in terms of improved reading achievement. Who says so? Two acclaimed special education scholars, Lee Swanson and Don Hammill, neither the model of a whole language guru. <BR/><BR/>Second, even had the evidence indicated that phonics produced some practical benefit, the NCLB Prohibitions" clause disallows the USDE from recommending any particluar approach, curriculum, or method of instruction, regardless of what phonics insider Bob Sweet may suggest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-36602283187039224232007-04-21T14:46:00.000-04:002007-04-21T14:46:00.000-04:00When the report from the National Research Council...When the report from the National Research Council, "Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children", argued that the research indicated strong evidence supporting a balanced approach to reading instruction those insiders went to work getting legislation establishing the NRP passed and the panelists named. <BR/><BR/>The NRP provided, sort of, what the insiders were looking for: evidence of a small but positive effect for systematic phonics instruction. However, that small effects was mislabeled a "moderate" sized effect in the NRP report and then exaggerated by phonics proponents and a gullible media.<BR/><BR/>Anyone who questioned the findings, evidence or methodolgy were labeled "whole language" proponents suffering from an ideological aversion to both evidence and truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-58827232082351643702007-04-20T19:43:00.000-04:002007-04-20T19:43:00.000-04:00To watch the archived webcast of the UO gang and D...To watch the archived webcast of the UO gang and Doherty being exposed for their crimes against our children, greed and gross lack of ethics... <BR/>http://edworkforce.house.gov/hearings/fc042007.shtmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-45424623794149841482007-04-20T19:38:00.000-04:002007-04-20T19:38:00.000-04:00http://edlabor.house.gov/statements/042007GMHearin...http://edlabor.house.gov/statements/042007GMHearingStatement.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-73655536683226501842007-04-20T19:37:00.001-04:002007-04-20T19:37:00.001-04:00"Too many times in the Bush administration we have..."Too many times in the Bush administration we have seen examples of officials abusing the public trust and misusing tax dollars. And we have seen way too many examples of cronyism and conflicts of interest that have undermined government's effectiveness," said Miller. "Now it appears that we can add Reading First - on which we have spent roughly $6 billion since 2002 - to that long and growing list of instances of the administration operating outside the law, unaccountable to Congress and the American people."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-28766898794564573292007-04-20T19:37:00.000-04:002007-04-20T19:37:00.000-04:00All three of those former committee members - Rola...All three of those former committee members - Roland Good, Ed Kame'enui, and Deborah Simmons - benefited financially either directly or indirectly from the sale of a specific assessment product called the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Learning Skills (DIBELS). Goode was a co-author of DIBELS; so far, a company in which he owns a 50 percent share has received more than $1.3 million in royalty and other payments from the sale of DIBELS. <BR/><BR/>Kame'enui and Simmons were co-authors of a reading intervention product used in Reading First, which was packaged and sold together with DIBELS. They both confirmed at today's hearing that they each have received approximately $150,000 in royalty payments in the last year for the sale of that intervention producAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-41521733360864345962007-04-20T19:36:00.000-04:002007-04-20T19:36:00.000-04:00"Rather than provide an even playing field on whic..."Rather than provide an even playing field on which high-quality programs could compete based just on the merits for business with the states, these officials and contractors created an uneven playing field that favored certain products," said U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), chairman of the committee. "Indeed, we know of examples where states were essentially bullied to use these products in order to receive Reading First money."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-70583275849708629082007-04-20T19:35:00.000-04:002007-04-20T19:35:00.000-04:00Something new....http://www.house.gov/apps/list/sp...Something new....<BR/><BR/>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/speech/edlabor_dem/rel042007rf.html<BR/><BR/>An investigative hearing by the House Education and Labor Committee today showed that mismanagement and conflicts of interests were pervasive in the federal Reading First program, and demonstrated the need for Congress to enact safeguards against such conflicts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-61833927453742695882007-04-20T19:28:00.000-04:002007-04-20T19:28:00.000-04:00Right, read that. Very impressive. And which com...Right, read that. Very impressive. And which company is it you work for? SRA???? Ever actually taught a child to read? Didn't think so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-5040874097483212022007-04-20T19:02:00.000-04:002007-04-20T19:02:00.000-04:00Lots of comments, Anon, little factual support. P...Lots of comments, Anon, little factual support. Plus, I've already refuted each of the comments in posts, so I won't bother adressing them again. Let me know when you have something new to add to the discussion.KDeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-3262309731407608602007-04-20T18:28:00.000-04:002007-04-20T18:28:00.000-04:00At the "Reading First Academies" -- federally fina...At the "Reading First Academies" -- federally financed conferences that introduced the program to state officials in 2002 -- Success for All and Direct Instruction went essentially unmentioned.<BR/><BR/>That silence seemed especially peculiar to Mr. Slavin because several of the speakers at the Reading First Academies were past or present faculty members at Oregon who had begun their careers immersed in the culture of Direct Instruction. (Direct Instruction was developed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the mid-1960s, but its creators decamped for Eugene in 1970.) Why, he wondered, did they not tout the virtues of a nonprofit program they obviously knew well? Could it be because some of them had relationships as authors or consultants with for-profit publishers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-48267735648848919212007-04-20T18:22:00.000-04:002007-04-20T18:22:00.000-04:00"It is becoming increasingly clear that the Bush a..."It is becoming increasingly clear that the Bush administration has been sacrificing the education of children to financially benefit a select group of loyalists and donors."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-23970949422753245022007-04-20T18:07:00.000-04:002007-04-20T18:07:00.000-04:00Then, this week, the Chronicle of Higher Education...Then, this week, the Chronicle of Higher Education, considered the bible of higher ed insiders, fleshed out the report's findings, in a 5,000-word story headlined: "Reading for Profit: Whistle-blowers allege that U. of Oregon scholars steered bounty from the No Child Left Behind Act to themselves and their colleagues."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-61821270272212695902007-04-20T18:06:00.000-04:002007-04-20T18:06:00.000-04:00http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/19744http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/19744Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-38796761571701305002007-04-20T17:50:00.000-04:002007-04-20T17:50:00.000-04:00Doherty and other Reading First Officials:• Stacke...Doherty and other Reading First Officials:<BR/>• Stacked grant-application review panels with experts who favored Direct Instruction. <BR/><BR/>• Screened panelists for conflict of interest, which was not required under the law, but then failed to identify those with professional connections to favored programs. <BR/><BR/>• Made states meet additional conditions in grant applications that were not required by law. <BR/><BR/>• Withheld and/or edited the full comments of review panels, giving states summarized responses to grant applications.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-27680956335849413342007-04-20T17:46:00.000-04:002007-04-20T17:46:00.000-04:00Reading Recovery was recently recognized as an eff...Reading Recovery was recently recognized as an effective early reading intervention after a 3-year independent study by the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC), a branch of the United States Department of Education (USDE) and the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). See http://www.whatworks.ed.gov.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com