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The Reading Excellence Act: A Critical Analysis of Its Contributory Value and Existent Shortcomings
1 Introduction
Approaches to reading instruction constitute an incontrovertibly important issue, as importance directly stems from the fact that reading fluency is a predicator of academic survival, let alone success. Within the context of the stated, and considering that reading is the bedrock of education, multiple studies have been conducted on the optimal reading instruction approach. Needless to say, controversy surrounds the question of optimal approach, giving rise to what has been termed the `reading wars.’ In an effort to settle the said wars and affirm the imperatives of reading excellence, in 1997 Congress passed the Reading Excellence Act, subsequent to which a committee for the study and investigation of the components of reading excellence was formed. Following an overview of the report’s findings, the research will overview reading instruction paradigms.
2 Reading Excellence Act: Study Findings