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Oregon Reading First Schools

Welcome to the Oregon Reading First website. Oregon Reading First is a state initiative funded by the Federal Government as part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Through this initiative, Oregon schools will receive support and professional development to help schools achieve the goals of all children being readers by the end of third grade. Through the use of scientifically-based reading research, we expect to meet the needs of each reader and to prevent children from reading difficulties. This website provides general information on our efforts as well as specific supports to schools participating in the project.

Spotlight

 National Reading First Impact Study: Interim  Report - Critique in the Context of Oregon  Reading First

 • Summary Brief of Oregon Reading First Response
 • PowerPoint Presentation

For Oregon Reading First Impact Data, please see:
 • Three-Year Report on Oregon Reading First: Impact and Implementation

For a link to the National Reading First Impact Study, please see:
 • Interim Report


humboldt humboldt

Humboldt Elementary School, in the Portland Public School District, has just completed its fourth year as a Reading First School. Learn about their success story in this eight and a half minute documentary, Hope for Humboldt, by Andrea Nowack and Amira Dughiri.

william walker

William Walker Elementary School, in the Beaverton School District, has just completed its fourth year as a Reading First school. Learn about how William Walker has been implementing the components of the Schoolwide Reading Model in this fifteen and a half minute documentary, K-3 Literacy in Oregon: The William Walker Story.

lighthouse Beacon Schools  The Oregon Department of Education, along with the Oregon Reading First Center, are proud to announce the identification of three Beacon Schools in the state of Oregon: Humboldt Elementary in the Portland Public School District, Jefferson Elementary in the Medford School District, and David Hill Elementary in the Hillsboro School District. For more information, please visit our Beacon Schools page.

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What's Happening With Oregon Reading First?

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Have a safe, relaxing, and enjoyable summer! We look forward to working with you in the fall!

Upcoming Trainings Offered by the Oregon Department of Education
 • K-3 Statewide Literacy Outreach events will be offered throughout the 2008-2009 school year. The Outreach event calendar will be available soon!

K-3 Literacy in Oregon: The William Walker Story
  • This video has now been posted! It can be accessed by clicking either the William Walker quilt or the title of the video in the "Spotlight" section. Due to the large file size, you will be prompted to download the file to your computer. If no default application to open the .mp4 file is selected, select to open the file with QuickTime.

Spring 2008 Documents
  • The following documents have been posted: ERT and GLT worksheets, Principal How Are We Doing? report templates, District How Are We Doing? report templates, and a generic version of the Action Plan document.
  • Spring 2008 ERT worksheet
  • Spring 2008 GLT worksheet

Upcoming Deliverables Due Dates
 • Due June 27, 2008:
      • Spring 2008 Principal How Are We Doing? reports
      • Spring Action Plan progress notes
      • 2008-2009 Action Plans
 • District How Are We Doing? reports are due July 11, 2008.
 • For a complete list of 2007-2008 deliverables, please click here.