Based on published research studies on the Carbo Reading Styles Program, CRSP has been listed as a research-based reading/language arts program by the:

• Northwest Regional Lab (funded by the U.S. Dept. of Education) Learn More
• National Staff Development Council
• NEA
• Education Commission of the States
• Milken Foundation

National Validations of CRSP

Northwest Regional Lab (funded by the U.S. Dept. of Education) – 1998, 2002
CRSP was listed in their Catalog of School Reform Models. Learn More

Education Commission of the States – 2000
CRSP was selected for ECS’s List of Promising Practices in Reading.

NEA and the National Staff Development Council – 2002
CRSP was selected for their publication: What Works in the Elementary Grades: Results-Based Staff Development.

Phi Delta Kappa Study – 1998
Students of CRSP teachers achieved higher reading scores on standardized achievement tests six times more frequently than did their controls.

Milken Foundation – 2000
CRSP was one of six reading programs selected for the Milken Publication: Reading Programs That Work: A Review of Programs for Pre-Kindergarten to 4th Grade.

New England Comprehensive Center – 1999
CRSP was selected for the Center’s manual: A Guide to Research-Based Programs and Practices for Improving Early Literacy.

Kentucky, Florida, Mississippi, and Georgia – 1997, 1998, 2001
CRSP was selected by each state’s Department of Education for the quality of its research base and results.

Criteria for Inclusion in the Catalog of School Reform Models

   1. Evidence of effectiveness in improving student academic achievement
   2. Widespread replication, with organizational capacity to continue gearing up
   3. High quality implementation assistance to schools
   4. Comprehensiveness

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