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Bush's No Child Left Behind Act, provides free training and support for im proving children's reading abilities. Support is given to states and dis tricts around the country that have received Reading First grants, accord ing to a U.S. Department of Educa tion press release. "The primary focus of Reading First is to provide schools with support so that kids can make the kind of progress they need to make," said Ed Kame'enui, director of the Western Regional Center at the University The other two centers are located at Florida State University and the Uni versity of Texas at Austin. Kame'enui said the University's center provides service to 22 states. Kame'enui said the center focuses primarily on children in kindergarten through third grade because research shows these ages are critical for future Oral reading fluency Words per minute Reading trajectories from Grade 1 to Grade 3 Taniya Johnson Senior Graphic Designer reading success. "The idea is to get kids started on the right trajectory early on," he said, adding that 10 to 15 percent of children nationwide are in schools that require some kind of reading support. Kame'enui said University faculty involved with the center provide schools with training materials and technical assistance and are involved in assessing teaching methods. They also help schools with limited resources decide which reading pro grams to choose from. "Programs have to be designed dif ferently for different kids," he said. Schools generally use one program for the majority of students and an other that must meet the various needs of students struggling with reading, Kame'enui said. Turn to READING, page 12A Mars exploration furnishes material for University classes NASA rover's discoveries on the red planet are used by astronomy and geology professors for their courses By Caron Alarab Senior News Reporter Space, "the final frontier," may soon reveal evidence of other life within our solar system. And the first step is Mars. Spirit — the first of NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers to success fully land on the planet, roll onto the dirt and drive around — is fascinating the scientific community at large with its recent successes. As NASA makes another giant leap for mankind through the remote-con trolled Martian exploration, Universi ty geology and astronomy professors attempt to inspire their students with the new observations and photos. "1 incorporate this stuff right away," astronomy Professor James Schombert said. "We're watching his tory happen." The main goal for Spirit is to deter mine whether the Connecticut-sized Gusev Crater ever contained a lake. If it did, it could be concrete evi dence for life on other planets. Blastoff Six months ago, the National Aero nautics and Space Administration launched the rover from the Cape Turn to MARS, page 6A Professor James Schombert incorporates the new information streaming in from Mars into his astronomy class. Lauren Wimer Photographer Oregon Daily Emerald P.O. Box 3159, Eugene OR 97403 The Oregon Daily Emerald is pub lished daily Monday through Friday during the school year by the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Co. Inc., at the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.The Emerald operates inde pendently of the University with of fices in Suite 300 of the Erb Memorial Union. The Emerald is private prop erty. The unlawful removal or use of papers is prosecutable by law. 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