Wahlstrom, KylaHornbacher, JudyCenter for Applied Research and Educational Improvement2007-11-162007-11-162005https://hdl.handle.net/11299/3879The purpose of this report is to summarize evaluation results for Year I of the Early Reading First Get Ready Centers of Excellence project in the Bloomington/ Richfield Public Schools in Minnesota. Funded by the federal Department of Education through an Early Reading First Get Ready Centers of Excellence grant, the project seeks to improve the language and early reading skills of at risk and limited English pre-school children so that they will be competitive academically when they enter kindergarten and can maintain their achievement through 2nd grade.en-USstudent achievementEarly Reading First (ERF)reading skillsBloomington Public SchoolsRichfield Public SchoolsGet Ready Centers of ExcellenceReport