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	Reading First Program
	Gail Schauer, Assistant Director Phone: 701/328-2285 Fax: 701/328-4770 Email: gschauer@nd.gov
	The purpose of Reading First is to ensure that all children in America learn to read well by the end of third grade. Teaching young children to read is the most critical educational priority facing this country. Overview The North Dakota Reading First Grant North Dakota Approved for Reading First Grant North Dakota Reading First Schools Overview of a Reading First Program Program Questions and Answers Request for Waiver on FFY 2007 Funds
	Sustaining Reading First
	NDRF Guidance on Sustainability   Funding a RF Program Without RF Funds
	Core Comprehensive Reading Programs
	Core Comprehensive Reading Programs Guidance on 90 Minute Block of Reading Instruction The Other Five "Pillars" of Effective Reading Instruction - June/July 2005 Reading Today
	Assessments
	Assessments for Reading First Action Plans for Reading First Assessments
	Scientifically-Based Research
	Scientifically-Based Research
	Leadership
	Guidance on Reading First Leadership Instructional Coaches
	Professional Development
	Guidance on Using Reading First Funds for Professional Development Possible Trainers for DIBELS and the North Dakota Reading Academies
	Resources
	Resources on Reading First SAMPLE Commitment Form For Reading First Staff
	Forms and Sample Worksheets
	Reading First Forms Reading First Personnel and Class Schedule
	Monitoring
	Reading First Monitoring Report Word Format Reading First Monitoring Report

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