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As Johnson (1987) suggests, the expert teacher is an ''evaluation expert" who can describe the extent and quality of a child's literacy development (p. 748). Curriculum, instruction, and assessment form the essential core of the reading program. They provide the framework for developing, implementing, and evaluating any program. Yet these elements do not occur instantaneously, nor are they easily achieved. Sizer (1985) states it well: "A good school does not emerge like a prepackaged frozen dinner stuck for 15 seconds in a radar range; it develops from the slow simmering of carefully blended ingredients" (p.
Change in schools: Facilitating the process. Albany: State University of New York Press. Harste, J. C. (1989). New policy guidelines for reading. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English. Herman, J. , Aschbacher, P. , & Winters, L. (1992). A practical guide to alternative assessment. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Hiebert, E. H. (1983). An examination of ability grouping for reading instruction. Reading Research Quarterly, 18, 231255. Hoyt, K.
Further, various supplemental books and nonprint materials such as films, records, maps, and charts add other dimensions and encourage students to view reading as a communication tool. , computer software, inter- Page 9 active videodisc) for classroom reading programs leads to the need for careful scrutiny of these materials. To help schools select materials appropriate for the curriculum, various guidelines and evaluation suggestions have been developed. A series of guidelines, Guide to Selecting Basal Reading Programs (1987), developed by the Center for the Study of Reading, is an important aid for evaluating basals.