Reading First
Reading First, a part of the Federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, states that all children will learn to read successfully by the end of third grade, and emphasizes that 95%-98% of all children can learn to read. A primary goal of Reading First is to provide teachers with the knowledge of the 5 essential components of reading instruction.
Michigan's Reading First Grant used the L.E.T.R.S. (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) Professional Development Program as their first phase in educating teachers about the 5 essential components of reading instruction.
