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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Study affirms value of literacy coaches

A study presented on May 1 during the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association suggests that putting literacy coaches in schools can help boost rates of student learning by as much as 32 percent, reports Debra Viadero in an Education Week article.

The $3 million, 4-year study, funded by the federal Institute of Education Sciences, focused on the Literacy Collaborative, a nonprofit program developed by researchers at Ohio State Universtiy. To learn more about the program, visit the Literacy Collaborative website.

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