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.

Oregon Reading First Schools

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 information regarding the impact of Oregon Reading First on English Learners, please see:
The English Reading Performance of English Learners in Oregon Reading First Across Three Years of Implementation (2003-2006)

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. 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.

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 Lincoln Street 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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K-3 Literacy Statewide Outreach

Oregon Reading First News

Oregon Reading First 2009-2010 Calendar
A draft of the 2009-2010 calendar is posted! Here are a few important reminders:

Recent Tools and Professional Development

2009-2010 Deliverables