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Related linksThe ability to read is unquestionably a most basic skill for academic learning, yet there continues to be much disagreement among educators on how best to teach this critical tool. In the US, the primary emphasis of the Reading Excellence Act and Reading First is that all children will be reading at grade level by the end of third grade. At the present time, however, it is clear that because of the enormous diversity of students' backgrounds and abilities, there are many who still find reading a challenge beyond that level, into middle school and high school. You will find in the articles and resources below many suggestions for helping students at all levels to become more successful readers, and we will continue to add information as it emerges from research and practice.
Guided Reading in the Balanced Reading Program Melissa J. Rickey
A literacy expert explains the importance of guided reading in a strong literacy program and shares lessons using the method.When Nothing Seems To Work: Best Practices For Improving the Responsiveness of Students with Chronic Behavioral Challenges to Reading Instruction Greg Benner
University of Washington/Tacoma faculty member discusses specific ways to improve the literacy skills of students with behavioral challenges.Helping Struggling Readers Linda Campbell and Crystal Kelly
Phonics instruction, listening comprehension, reading comprehension, tutoring and an at-home component are the essential ingredients of a successful reading program.Comprehension and Discipline Literacy: The Key to High School Achievement Yvette Jackson
Practical ideas for improving literacy in secondary education.Developing 21st Century Teaching and Learning: Dialogic Literacy Nicholas Abbey
Australian educational researcher and consultant explains how structured dialogue can build robust learning environments and improve learning outcomes.Developing Teachers, Developing Writers Through the Writing Workshop for Elementary Classrooms Bernie McDonough
This article reports on a case study done by the author on a classroom-based model of professional staff development with elementary writing teachers. Staff developers teach demonstration lessons and confer with students alongside classroom teachers. The study took place in a diverse inner city school with a high proportion of ELL students and students from low-income homes.Temperament and The Writing Process with Young Children Teresa Piddington
An experienced second grade teacher describes Creative Systems Personality Typology and its application for temperament differentiation in learning environments.How to Create Competent, Eager Writers Jean Azemove
With the emphasis on testing, teachers feel pressure to have their students perform. This pressure decreases the quality of instruction. Low writing test scores confirm the problems that result when districts focus on skills to teach students how to write, and when teachers use traditional methods and publishers' materials that have failed our students for decades. The way writing is taught prevents students from learning how to write.Why Write? Legos, Power and Control Forest Poston
The author offers some useful ideas for developing one of the most essential basic skills.Photography as a Connection to Reading and Writing
Peggy Zehnder
Middle school teacher develops a unique plan to motivate her students to practice literacy skills needed to help them succeed.Stepping Stones to Literacy
J. Ron Nelson
Education professor describes a pragmatic and cohesive early literacy intervention that educators can use to promote the early literacy skills of young children at risk for reading difficulties.Linguistic & Cultural Diversity
Second Language Literacies: Trying Out the "Tools" of the Trade Brian Morgan
York University Professor explores the merits of the New London Group's assertion that an analytical "metalanguage" is crucial in order to talk about, interpret, or critique various forms of information in the classroom.Conferring with Young Second-Language Writers: Keys to Success Antony Smith
Teacher/ doctoral candidate explains the importance of teacher- student conferences to the writing process, particularly for ELL students.Making Connections: Maximizing the Impact of Classroom Volunteers on the Literacy of English Language Learners Kelley Archer
Bilingual teacher and Ph.D. student shows that, in order to make a positive impact on student learning, volunteers need to have a conscious knowledge about the educational goals of the various activities in which they are asked to participate.Multicultural Children's Literature: Creating and Applying an Evaluation Tool in Response to the Needs of Urban Educators Jennifer Johnson Higgin
The author examines multicultural children's literature and provides an evaluation of numerous pieces.Role of technology
Lessons on Teaching Writing from Website Design Jennifer C. Stone
University of Washington Professor showcases ways that students can transfer skills used to build a website to the writing process.Mr. Coulter's Internet Tendency: to Infinity and Beyond Brad Coulter
Veteran elementary school teacher uses online publishing to motivate young writers.Instant Messaging: Friend or Foe of Student Writing? Amanda O'Connor
Graduate student in Educational Technology discusses the impact of "internet speak" on student writing.Chaim Potok's My Name is Asher Lev, Art History and Images From the World Wide Web
Alan Warhaftig
Including art history creates a richer, more powerful lesson.Layering Literacy Denise G. Easton
C.E.O. of two online companies outlines the concept of mediacy, an expanded definition of literacy.Forms of representation beyond print
Visual Literacy and the Classroom Erin Riesland
Graphic designer considers the ways in which multimedia and hypertext are reshaping the way students write and read.Reading Hypertextually: Children's Literature and Comprehension Instruction Dawnene D. Hassett
Education professor outlines some of the "hypertextual" ways that books have changed, and considers what this might mean to reading instruction.Story Makes Sense of Story: The Power of Oral Narrative in Language Arts Classrooms Mary M. Juzwik and Michael Sherry
Faculty member and a graduate student at Michigan State University show how oral narrative in the classroom can open doors to deeper understanding of literature.The Value of Posters Robert E. Bear
An art teacher describes the values of working poster design into the teaching and learning of many different subjects.Out-of-school literacies
Community Literacy Practices: Supporting Youth Development After-School Tracy L. Coskie
Assistant professor of literacy at Western Washington University and director of the Pacific Northwest Children's Literature Clearinghouse explains that a fundamental type of literacy can and should be learned through civic engagement outside of school.Online Fanfiction: What Technology and Popular Culture Can Teach Us About Writing and Literacy Instruction Rebecca W. Black
A doctoral candidate at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, explores an alternate literary world in cyberspace which is often a compelling avenue for creative writing outside the classroom.In A Single Bound: A Short Primer on Comics for Educators Drego Little
Graduate student in the Language, Literacy & Culture program at the University of Washington reveals the new role of comics in the current canon of literature for young adults.Working Hard at Play Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel
Games designer illustrates what kinds of thinking and learning are involved in role playing games.Investigating Reading as Recreation Nancy Prince-Cohen
Author and professor considers the statistics: what makes people want to read?Motheread/Fatheread: A Family Literacy Program of Humanities Washington Lydia Bassett
Program Officer for Humanities Washington explains how this program uses quality children's literature to help parents read effectively with their children, improve parenting and literacy skills, and increase family communication.Effective Hours After School Julie Cain
The Executive Director of Seattle SCORES shows how using an after school soccer program enhances literacy in elementary school children.Teaching Reading in the Content Areas: If Not Me, Then Who? Rachel Billmeyer and Mary Lee Barton
Writing Time: Writing Strategies that Achieve Results Jean Azemove
The Ultimate Guided Reading How-To Book: Building Literacy through Small Group Instruction Gail Saunders-Smith
Visual Literacy: Learn to See, See to Learn Lynell Burmark
Living Legacies: How to Write, Illustrate, and Share Your Life Stories Duane Elgin and Coleen LeDrew
Why America's Children Can't Think: Creating Independent Minds for the 21st Century Peter Kline
Adolescents and Literacies in a Digital World Donna Alvermann
School's Out! Bridging Out-of-School Literacies with Classroom Practice Glynda Hull and Katherine Schultz
What Video Games have to Teach us about Learning and Literacy James Paul Gee
The Brothers and Sisters Learn to Write: Popular Literacies in Childhood and School Cultures Anne Haas Dyson
Quality Education for Latinos and Latinas: Print and Oral Skills for all Students, K-College Rita and Marco Portales
Just Girls: Hidden Literacies and Life in Junior High Margaret J. Finders
Reading, Writing and Learning in ESL, K-12: A Resource Book for K-12 Teachers Suzanne F. Peregoy and Owen F. Boyle
Shooting for Excellence: African American and Youth Culture in New Century Schools Jabari Mahiri
Integrating Multiple Literacies in K-8 Classrooms: Cases, Commentaries, and Practical Applications Janet C. Richards and Michael C. McKenna
Popular Culture in the Classroom: Teaching and Researching Critical Media Literacy Donna E. Alvermann, Margaret C. Hagood and Jennifer S. Moon
Phonemic Awareness
A page of links, including introductory articles and assessment tools.E Literacy
The electronic newsletter from the National Institute for Literacy.Report of the National Reading Panel: Teaching Children to Read
Findings and Determinations of the National Reading Panel by Topic Areas.Texas Reading Initiative
The Texas Reading Initiative is a scientific, research based educational reform movement that is extremely serious about student success in reading.Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement
The Center for the improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA) is a national center for research on early reading, representing a consortium of educators from five universities (the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, with the University of Southern California, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Georgia); teacher educators; teachers; publishers of texts, tests, and technology; professional organizations; and schools and school districts across the United States.Read, Write, Think
ReadWriteThink is a partnership between the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the MarcoPolo Education Foundation. NCTE and IRA are working together to provide educators and students with access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction through free, Internet-based content.National Institute for Literacy
The National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) is a federal organization that shares information about literacy and supports the development of high-quality literacy services so all Americans can develop essential basic skills.Partnership for Reading
The Partnership for Reading website offers a database containing abstracts of approximately 460 research studies related to the teaching of reading in grades K-3.National Council for Teachers of English
Current information on English studies, literacy and language arts.
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