What topics should not be stressed?
In a presentation to state agencies preparing Reading First proposals to the federal Department of Education, Alan Hofmeister identified topics and issues that had generated low evaluations by some federal grant reviewers. A summary of the issues that should not be stressed is contained in the following PowerPoint presentation.Link to “Lessons Learned” by Alan HofmeisterThe key lesson from the above presentation is that one should focus on issues such as the five essentials that have strong support in the federal research summaries. One must not assume that isuues, such as the use of portfolios for assessment, that are not listed or supported in the federal research summaries are appropriate.
