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The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) releases new intervention reports, topic reports, practice guides and quick reviews throughout the year. Use our What’s New archive to browse releases from the past year.
What's New for December 2008

New Quick Reviews Released (December 18, 2008)
The WWC has released two new quick reviews: one looks at a study of the effects of a program that provides coaches to middle school reading teachers; the other rates a study of the effects of the Language Essentials of Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) professional development curriculum on the reading achievement of second graders.

Houghton Mifflin: Invitations to Literacy Intervention Report Released (December 16, 2008)
This new Beginning Reading report from the WWC looks at "Houghton Mifflin: Invitations to Literacy", an integrated K–8 reading and language arts program that is structured around themes and aims to stimulate, teach, and extend communication and thinking skills.

New Lindamood Phonemic Sequencing (LiPS) Report Released (December 16, 2008)
The WWC's report on "Lindamood Phonemic Sequencing (LiPS)", formerly called the "Auditory Discrimination in Depth [ADD]" program, has been updated to include reviews of 12 studies that have been released since 2005. "LiPS" is a program designed to teach students skills to decode words and to identify individual sounds and blends in words.

Two New Quick Reviews Released (December 4, 2008)
The WWC has released two new quick reviews: one looks at a study of the use of everyday language to teach scientific concepts to fifth graders; the other rates a study of "Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools", a summer program that aims to improve the reading skills of disadvantaged elementary and middle school students.

Updated Reading Recovery Report Released (December 2, 2008)
The WWC's Reading Recovery® report has been updated to include reviews of 28 studies that have been released since 2005. Reading Recovery® is a short-term tutoring intervention intended to serve first-grade students who have the most difficulty learning to read and write.

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