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The Impact of the AACTE-Microsoft Grant on Elementary Reading & Writing

By Drs. Laurel Borgia and Earl H. Cheek Jr.

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Online Resources

  • AACTE-Microsoft Innovative Teachers Grant
    (Writing activities from V.I.T. Schools/WIU database)
    www.wiu.edu/users/lgb100/grant/

  • Data Analysis and Progress Reports, Illinois State Board of Education Click Here.

  • 2002 V.I.T. Elementary School Report Card Click Here to view

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Drs. Laurel Borgia and Earl H. Cheek Jr., "The Impact of the AACTE-Microsoft Grant on Elementary Reading & Writing," T.H.E. Journal, 2/1/2005, http://www.thejournal.com/articles/17143

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