A Leader in Research-based
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Universal Literacy was one of the first comprehensive core reading programs based on and completely aligned with Reading First research. The key criteria of this research are essential to a quality, science-based reading curriculum:
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Instruction in the five essential components of reading |
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Explicit, systematic instruction |
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Teacher-directed instruction in small, same ability groups |
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Benchmark assessments and regular progress monitoring |
Universal Literacy completely integrates the latest scientific knowledge about effective reading instruction. Research Foundations and Design: Voyager Universal Literacy System provides complete details of the research-base.
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Universal Literacy Advisory Team
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Roland Good, Ph.D.
is one of the authors of Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS). Dr. Good is an associate professor at the University of Oregon who teaches measurement, statistics, and research design courses at the graduate level, and continues to conduct research on DIBELS.
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Edward Kame'enul, Ph.D.
is Dean-Knight Professor of Education at the University of Oregon who served as the first commissioner of the National Center for Special Education Research. Dr. Kame'enui has co-authored more than a dozen textbooks on topics related to reading, curriculum design, and managing classroom behavior, and has published more than 130 research journal articles and book chapters.
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Deborah Simmons, Ph.D.
was Associate Director of the Institute for the Development of Educational Achievement (IDEA) and Professor of Special Education at the University of Oregon. Dr. Simmons now teaches at Texas A&M University.
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Sharon Vaughn, Ph.D.
is the H. E. Hartfelder/Southland Corporation Regents Chair at the University of Texas. She directed the Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts at the University of Texas, and is the Co-Principal Investigator at the National Research and Development Center on English Language Learners.
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