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 cueing idea saw Bush’s Reading First initiative as a threat.
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- FrequencyWeekly Series
- Published27 October 2022 at 5:05 am UTC
- Length41 min
- Season1
- Episode3
- RatingClean