http://www.netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/cummins?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks tagged "cummins" on Netvouz http://edr.sagepub.com/content/36/9/564.abstract In this article, Jim Cummins argues that there is minimal scientific support for the pedagogical approaches promoted for low-income students in the federal Reading First initiative. In combination with high-stakes testing, the interpretation of the construct systematic phonics instruction in Reading First has resulted in highly teacher-centered and inflexible classroom environments. Ed. Research and Theories > Bilingual and ESL research jgordon Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:33:32 GMT