Reading/Literacy
States, districts, and schools must demonstrate progress toward ensuring that every child is proficient in reading/language arts by the 2013-14 school year.
Guidance, Regulations, Legislation, and Announcements
Guidance
Final Guidance for the Reading First Program (PDF)
For specific information on reading/literacy, refer to sections A1-B6.
Legislation
Announcements
Paige Announces "Unprecedented Reading Reform" For U.S. (April 2002)
Related Resources from SchoolsMovingUp
Webinars
What Does the Research Say About Designing Quality Literacy Instruction?
September 28, 2006
Adapting a K–12 Reading Model for Middle and Secondary Schools
September 21, 2006
District & School-Based Professional Development Approaches for Content Area Literacy Improvement
March 14, 2007
What’s Happening in Vocabulary Research?
January 29, 2007
IDEA and Literacy
April 27, 2006
Reading Science for Understanding in Middle and High School
October 3, 2007
Findings from the National Literacy Panel on Language Minority Children and Youth (Research from CREATE)
June 14, 2007
Word Lists: Choices and Uses
May 24, 2007
Learning All-Purpose Academic Words (Research from CREATE)
September 6, 2007
Tools for Literacy: Technology to Support Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Development
October 24, 2007
Making Standards-based Lessons Understandable for English Learners: The SIOP Model (Research from CREATE)
November 8, 2007
Making Standards-based Lessons Understandable for English Learners: The SIOP Model (Encore Presentation)
November 12, 2008
Tips to Go
Preview and Review Gives Students a Leg Up on New Standards
Schools in Napa Valley Unified School District have found a fun, fast-paced way to help elementary students better grasp standards they need to master in math and language arts.
Articles
Catch Them Before They Fall
Author: Torgesen, J.K.
Publication Date: 1998, Spring/Summer
Publisher: American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
Teaching Children to Read: An Evidence-Based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature
Publication Date: 2000
Publisher: National Reading Panel
Every Child Will Read — We Guarantee It
Author: Wheaton, C., Kay, S.
Publication Date: 1999, Oct.
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Reading Comprehension Requires Knowledge — of Words and the World
Author: Hirsch, E.D., Jr.
Publication Date: 2003, Spring
Publisher: American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
Walking with Rosie: A Cautionary Tale of Early Reading Instruction
Author: Juel, C., Biancarosa, G., Coker, D., Deffes, R.
Publication Date: 2003, April
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Teaching Reading in Mathematics and Science
Author: Barton, M.L., Heidema, C., Jordan, D.
Publication Date: 2002, November
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Reciprocal Teaching: A Review of the Research
Author: Rosenshine, B., Meister, C.
Publication Date: 1994
Publisher: AERA
Apprenticing Adolescents to Reading in Subject-Area Classrooms
Author: Schoenbach, R., Braunger, J., Greenleaf, C., Litman, C.
Publication Date: 2003, October
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa
On the Mind of a Child: A Conversation with Sally Shaywitz
Author: D'Arcangelo, M.
Publication Date: 2003, April
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Seven Literacy Strategies That Work
Author: Fisher, D., Frey, N., Williams, D.
Publication Date: 2002, November
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Schools That Work: Where All Children Read and Write, 2nd edition
Author: Allington, R.L., Cunningham, P.M.
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Understanding Young Readers: The Role of Early Literacy Assessment
Author: Rabinowitz, S.N., Wong, J., Filby, N.
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: WestEd
Reading Next: A Vision for Action and Research in Secondary Literacy
Author: Biancarosa, G., Snow, C.E.
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Alliance for Excellent Education
The Writing Rubric
Author: Saddler, B., Andrade, H.
Publication Date: 2004, October
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Technology and Teaching Children to Read: What Does the Research Say?
Author: Northeast & Islands Regional Technology in Education Consortium (NEIRTEC)
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Education Development Center
Focus on Reading
Author: California Mini-Corps: Butte County Office of Education
Motivating Struggling Readers in Middle School Through an Engagement Model of Classroom Practice
Author: Guthrie, J., Davis, M.
Publication Date: 2003, January
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Every Young American a Strong Reader
Publication Date: 2004, June
Publisher: U.S. Department of Education
Creating a Culture of Literacy: A Guide for Middle and High School Principals
Publication Date: 2005, October
Publisher: National Association of Secondary School Principals
Creating a Culture of Literacy: A Guide for Middle and High School Principals
Publication Date: 2005, October
Publisher: National Association of Secondary School Principals
Promising Practices for Elementary Literacy Instruction
Publisher: Education Alliance at Brown University
Meeting the Literacy Needs of English Language Learners (ELLs)
Publisher: Education Alliance at Brown University
The Literacy Coach: A Key to Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools
Author: Sturtevant, E.G.
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Alliance for Excellent Education
Integrated Vocabulary Instruction: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners in Grades K–5
Author: Blachowicz, C.L.Z., Fisher, P.J., Watts-Taffe, S.
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Learning Point Associates
Standards for Middle and High School Literacy Coaches
Author: International Reading Association
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: International Reading Association
You Can't Learn Much from Books You Can't Read
Author: Allington, R.
Publication Date: 2002, November
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Achieving Reading Proficiency for All
Author: Daggett, W.R.
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: International Center for Leadership in Education
Apprenticing Adolescent Readers to Academic Literacy
Author: Greenleaf, CL., Schoenbach, R., Cziko, C., Mueller, F.L.
Publication Date: 2001, Spring
Publisher: Harvard Education Publishing Group
"Amidst Familial Gatherings": Reading Apprenticeship in a Middle School Classroom
Author: Jordan, M., Jensen, R., Greenleaf, C.
Publication Date: 2001, May
Publisher: National Council of Teachers of English
Professional Development for Literacy: Building a Community of Readers
Author: Braunger, J.
Publication Date: 2003, June
Publisher: National Middle School Association
Lessons and Recommendations from the Alabama Reading Initiative: Sustaining Focus on Secondary Reading
Author: Bacevich, A., Salinger, T.
Publication Date: 2006, June
Publisher: American Institutes for Research
Double the Work: Challenges and Solutions to Acquiring Language and Academic Literacy for Adolescent English Language Learners
Author: Short, D.J., & Fitzsimmons, S.
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: Alliance for Excellent Education
Reading First New Jersey—Professional Development
Practical Guidelines for the Education of English Language Learners: Research-based Recommendations for Instruction and Academic Interventions
Author: Francis, D., Rivera, M., Lesaux, N., Kieffer, M., Rivera, H.
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: RMC Research Corporation, Center on Instruction
Practical Guidelines for the Education of English Language Learners: Research-Based Recommendations for Serving Adolescent Newcomers
Author: Francis, D., Rivera, M., Lesaux, N., Kieffer, M., Rivera, H.
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: RMC Research Corporation, Center on Instruction
Academic Literacy Instruction for Adolescents
Author: Center on Instruction
Publication Date: 2007
Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas: Getting to the Core of Middle and High School Improvement
Author: Greenleaf, C., Heller, R.
Publication Date: 2007, June
Publisher: Alliance for Excellent Education
Teaching All Students to Read in Elementary School
Author: Torgesen, J., Houston, D., Rissman, L., Kosanovich, M.
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: RMC Research Corporation, Center on Instruction
Preventing Early Reading Failure
Author: Torgesen, J.K.
Publication Date: 2004, Fall
Publisher: American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
Effective Instruction for Struggling Adolescent Readers
Author: Center on Instruction
Publication Date: 2007-2008
Publisher: Center on Instruction
Systematically Making Reading the Center of High School
Author: Taylor, R. T., Chanter, C.
Publication Date: 2008, Fall
Publisher: American Association of School Administrators
Systematically Making Reading the Center of High School
Author: Taylor, R. T., Chanter, C.
Publication Date: 2008, Fall
Publisher: American Association of School Administrators
Developing Early Literacy: Report of the National Early Literacy Panel
Author: National Early Literacy Panel
Publication Date: 2008, December
Publisher: National Institute for Literacy
Useful Links
Questions and Answers on No Child Left Behind — Reading
Provides answers to frequently asked questions about why reading is important and how No Child Left Behind helps ensure that every child learns to read well by the end of third grade. Developed by the US Department of Education.
Early Reading and Scientifically-Based Research
Presentation from the National Title I Directors' Conference (February 2003) on what scientifically-based research tells us about early reading and the implications for early childhood education programs.
Research-Based Instruction in Reading
Presentation from the US Department of Education regional meetings (October 2002) on research-based instruction in reading.
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