Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Technology

  USEFUL RESOURCES

The Achiever: An electronic newsletter from the U.S. Department of Education.   Features, events, information and resources related to NCLB. Has archives of all old issues. 
http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/achiever/index.html

BIL-ESL: Parent Guides to Grade 3-8 Tests in 5 Languages
Parent Guides to the new Grades 3-8 Tests in English Language Arts and Mathematics are on the OSA web site.  These parent guides are available for downloading in 5 languages other than English: Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, and Spanish.
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/3-8/parentguide/home.htm

Center for Improvement of Early Reading Achievement
Contains CIERA Technical Reports which provide the latest findings from CIERA researchers.
http://www.ciera.org/library/reports/index.html

e-Schools Online - Math Achievement
http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/mathachievement/index.cfm

Education Commission of the States Website
Provides a one-stop shop for learning day-to-day status of how polices in each state match up with NCLB requirements. Includes additional resources and state plans. http://nclb.ecs.org/nclb/

Houghton Mifflin has unveiled a new web site dedicated to helping schools achieve the reforms set in motion by the NCLB federal legislation. With a focus on improved reading achievement, the site provides resources that students, parents, and educators can use in efforts to improve reading performance in schools. Included are sections on national news, reading expert insights and useful resources,
http://www.eduplace.com/nclb

International Reading Association
 Resources for implementing the NCLB Legislation.  Includes information on  Reading First
 http://www.reading.org/focus/nclb.html

Learning First Alliance. 

Publications are available about NCLB including:

•  Practical Guide to Talking With Your Community About No Child Left Behind and Schools in Need of Improvement. August 2003,  The guide is designed to help districts, schools, parents, and teacher leaders understand, explain, and discuss the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, its requirements, and its implications for local schools and districts.
  http://www.learningfirst.org/publications/nclbguide/

One of the reading tools growing in popularity is the Lexile framework developed by Metametrics . They maintain a free database on their web site www.lexile.com where teachers can locate the reading levels of tens of thousands of books. Also available is a Lexile Analyzer that you can use to analyze the reading level of any piece of text.

National Institute for Literacy
http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
This location is where to find their list of reading research resources
 http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/crmc/cdb/reading.htm

National Right to Read
Grossen, Bonita. A Synthesis of Research on Reading   November 1997
http://www.nrrf.org/synthesis_research.htm#implications

The National School Boards Association offers  "Making the Grade in AYP: What Your School Board Can Learn from This Year's Results," a Fall 2004 policy alert. http://nsba.org/site/page_nestedcats.asp?TRACKID=&VID=66&CID=1164&DID=31594

New York State Department of Education

• Important New Materials About NCLB and Accountability
  Materials on NCLB accountability that may answer some of the questions that are being asked are now available at: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/deputy/nclb/accountability.htm

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory  (NCREL) WebSite
Includes federal resources, midwest regional resources, education organization resources and lots more information for NCLB
http://www.ncrel.org/policy/curve/resource.htm

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory(NWREL) Website
Includes multiple resources and information on NCLB legislation, portals to  educational  research, research on  reading education, research on math education,  research on writing education, assessment, technology literacy
http://oii.org/html/nclb.html

Partnership for Reading—Bringing Scientific Evidence to Learning
Website offers a database containing abstracts of approximately 460 research studies related to the teaching of reading in grades K-3. These studies have met high standards of research
http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/

 Reading Excellence Act Website
 http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/REA/index.html

Reading First Website
http://www.ed.gov/programs/readingfirst/index.html

Reading is Fundamental - Reading, particularly at the secondary level is fundamental to student achievement. Yet, little has been done to apply what we know about teaching reading beyond elementary schools. The International Center for Leadership has completed some excellent research in reading levels compared to requirements in the real world and the mismatch between instruction and assessment in high schools. You can read a white paper “Achieving Reading Proficiency for All” at their web site. http://www.leadered.com/white_papers.html

Reading Online
 Ideas and information about applying technology to literacy instruction
http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/elec_index.asp

T.H.E. Journal. Making Sense of NCLB. 2003T.H.E. Journal has published a special supplement titled " Making Sense of NCLB" which focuses on four key areas of the legislation: accountability, technology, reading and data reporting. Practical guidance is given regarding compliance and opportunities offered by the Act. There is also a special section showcasing technology products that meet NCLB requirements. This article can be found at http://www.thejournal.com/highlights/nclb

Thomas B. Fordham Foundation. 
No Child Left Behind: What Will it Take?
A set of expert papers commissioned by the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation  explores the legislation's key features: its testing and accountability provisions.                http://www.edexcellence.net/NCLBconference/NCLBconferenceindex.html

U.S. Department of Education NCLB Fact Sheets
Simple and easily understandable fact sheets about all aspects of NCLB are available on the U.S. Dept of Education Website. To obtain this information just click on the link below
http://www.nochildleftbehind.gov/start/facts/index.html

U.S. Department of Education Website. NCLB Policy Documents.  This site provides links to more than 50 policy letters that help explain the NCLB legislation.
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/stateletters/index.html

Accountability & Adequate Yearly Progress

Accountability & AYP
http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/ayp/edlite-index.html

Strategies for Making Annual Yearly Progress: Using Curriculum-Based Measurement for Progress Monitoring
http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/aypstr/edlite-index.html

Strategies for Making Annual Yearly Progress: Using Curriculum-Based Measurement for Progress Monitoring Annotated Bibliography http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/progmonbiblio.doc

ESEA Funding Opportunities by Eligible Applicant
http://www.ed.gov/admins/grants/find/edlite-eseafunding.html
http://www.ed.gov/admins/grants/find/eseafunding.pdf

 Evidence-Based Education
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/methods/whatworks/eb/edlite-index.html

New Flexibility Provisions Under NCLB
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/freedom/local/flex/edlite-index.html

Draft Guidance on the Transferability Authority http://www.ed.gov/programs/transferability/guidance.doc

Highly Qualified Teachers
http://www.ed.gov/admins/tchrqual/learn/hqt/edlite-index.html

Strategies for Improving Teacher Quality
http://www.ed.gov/admins/tchrqual/learn/tqstr/edlite-index.html

Improving Teacher Quality State Grants: Non-Regulatory Draft Guidance
http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/guidance.doc

Mathematics & Science Partnerships: Scientifically Based Research in Mathematics
http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/math/ms/edlite-index.html

Highly Qualified Paraprofessionals
http://www.ed.gov/admins/tchrqual/qual/hqp/edlite-index.html

Presentation: Title I, Part A, Providing Services to Eligible Private School Children
http://www.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/ps/edlite-index.html

Handout: Title I, Part A, Providing Services to Eligible Private School Children
http://www.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/pvtschsvcs.doc

Title I, Part A, Section 1120 of the Reauthorization of ESEA
http://www.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/pvtschsvcs.doc

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: Benefits to Private School Students & Teachers
http://www.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/pvtschbenefits.doc

Participation of Eligible Children in Private Schools: Draft Regulations http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/reg/psdraftregs.doc

PBS TeacherLine New York, a professional development resource for teachers, offers cost-effective, content-rich courses online. TeacherLine courses are technology-based, affordably priced, and designed to fit into educators' busy schedules. Winter 2005 classes begin Wednesday March 2, 2005. Registration begins Monday, Jan. 17th. Register online at www.thinkbright.org/teacherline. For more information about registration, call (716) 845-7000 ext. 360. For information about district-wide purchases, call (518) 275-0936.

Research-Based Instruction in Reading
http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/read/rb/edlite-index.html

Choice Provisions in No Child Left Behind
http://www.ed.gov/admins/comm/parents/choice/edlite-index.doc

Making the Most of Title I Schoolwide Programs
http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/sw/edlite-index.html

Standards & Assessment Issues
http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/sai/edlite-index.html

Standards & Assessments: Regulations
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/finrule/2002-3/070502a.html

Title I as a Model for Reform
http://www.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/tim/edlite-index.html

Federal Education Funding Opportunities & Requirements http://www.ed.gov/admins/grants/find/edlite-sns.html

Supplemental Services Handout http://www.ed.gov/admins/comm/suppsvcs/supplementalservices.doc

Unsafe School Choice Option Handout
http://www.ed.gov/admins/comm/parents/unsafeschoolschoice.doc

What Works - Clearinghouse Website
Educators, policymakers, and the public need a central, independent, and trusted source of evidence of what actually works in education. The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) was established by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences in 2002 to meet this need. Through a set of easily accessible web-based databases, the WWC will provide decision makers with the information they need to make choices based on high-quality scientific research. To get to the website go to:
http://www.w-w-c.org/about.html

What Works Clearinghouse Handout http://www.ed.gov/nclb/methods/whatworks/whatworks.doc

What Works Clearinghouse Presentation
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/methods/whatworks/ww/edlite-index.html

What Works Clearinghouse
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/whatworks/index.html

Works in Progress: A Report on  Middle and High School  Improvement  Programs
This report offers educators and policymakers a user-friendly, timely
summary of more than a dozen key issues facing middle and high schools,
such as literacy and reading, English language learners, violence and
bullying, and transition. This report can help to meet the urgent need
felt by education decision-makers to find approaches that significantly
raise student achievement and improve other student outcomes
http://www.csrq.org/worksinprogress.asp

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