DIRECT INSTRUCTION

The SRA Direct Instruction Reading Program is utilized at Palmer to accelerate reading achievement. Bonnie Grossen, Ph.D. University of Oregon "To read with joy and understanding, to learn and grow through reading, to read critically and thoughtfully are the goals of all reading programs. The way different programs approach these goals are what distinguish one program from another. Reading Mastery incorporates perhaps the largest variety of instructional techniques of any commercially developed reading program available. Some programs provide a set of instructional techniques for building comprehension skills, but omit specific phonics instruction for decoding. Other programs feature a set of techniques to teach decoding, but omit comprehension instruction. Reading Mastery incorporates techniques for teaching both comprehension and decoding and integrating them into successful reading." "The Large research base of Reading Mastery distinguishes it from all other currently available commercially developed reading programs. The specific instructional techniques, as well as the program as a whole, have proven superior in extensive research involving students of all ability levels."

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