Preparing Reading Professionals

Introduction

Part 1: Foundational Knowledge

American Reading Instruction Since 1967
P. David Pearson

Reading as Situated Language: A Sociocognitive Perspective
James Paul Gee

Literacy Research That Makes a Difference
Timothy Shanahan, Susan B. Neuman

Internet Workshop: Making Time for Literacy
Donald J. Leu, Jr.

Acquiring Language: Basic Understandings
Jane Braunger, Jan Patricia Lewis

Multicultural Factors and the Effective Instruction of Students of Diverse Backgrounds
Kathryn H. Au

Building on the Sound System of Spanish: Insights From the Alphabetic Spellings of English-Language Learners
Lori A. Helman

Readings From Evidence-Based Reading Instruction: Putting the National Reading Panel Report Into Practice

Part 2: Instructional Strategies and Curriculum Materials

Text Sets: One Way to Flex Your Grouping—in First Grade, Too!
Michael F. Opitz

Let's Play Tag! A Technique for Successful Mixed-Ability Group Reading
Susan Hoeck-Buehler

Teaching Struggling Readers in Elementary School Classrooms: A Review of Classroom Reading Programs and Principles for Instruction
Ann M. Duffy-Hester   FREE!

An Effective (and Affordable) Intervention Model for At-Risk High School Readers
Cynthia Fischer

Breaking Down Barriers That Disenfranchise African American Adolescent Readers in Low-Level Tracks
Alfred W. Tatum

Extending Horizons: Critical Technological Literacy for Urban Aboriginal Students
Catherine Doherty

Decodable Text—Where to Find It
Joseph R. Jenkins, Patricia F. Vadasy, Julia A. Peyton, Elizabeth A. Sanders

African American Children's Literature That Helps Students Find Themselves: Selection Guidelines for Grades K–3
Bena R. Hefflin, Mary Alice Barksdale-Ladd

Reflections on Teaching Struggling Middle School Readers
Gay Ivey

Part 3: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Evaluation

Putting It All Together: Solving the Reading Assessment Puzzle
Roger Farr

Three Paradigms of Assessment: Measurement, Procedure, and Inquiry
Frank Serafini

Reading Assessment Options for Teachers of Junior Secondary Students
Michael McNamara

Teachers' Choices in Classroom Assessment
Emelie Lowrey Parker, Regla Armengol, Leigh Baxley Brooke, Kelly Redmond Carper, Sharon M. Cronin, Anne Cooper Denman, Patricia Irwin, Jennifer McGunnigle, Tess Pardini, Nancy P. Kurtz

Monitoring the Development of Reading Processes Is Vital to Student Success
Jane Braunger, Jan Patricia Lewis

Literacy Assessment of Students From Poor and Diverse Communities: Changing the Programs, Changing the Outcomes
Lynne Badger, Lyn Wilkinson

Behind Test Scores: What Struggling Readers Really Need
Sheila W. Valencia, Marsha Riddle Buly   FREE!

More Equitable Literacy Assessments for Latino Students
Robert T. Jiménez

Authentic Assessment and System Accountability
Anne Nelson

Part 4: Creating a Literate Environment

The Effect of Self-Selection, Interest, and Motivation Upon Independent, Instructional, and Frustrational Levels
Lyman C. Hunt, Jr.

Helping Linguistically Diverse Students Share What They Know
Mary E. Blake, Meta Van Sickle

Finding the Keys to Educational Progress in Urban Youth: Three Case Studies
Susan Babbitt, Maureen Byrne

The Impact of One Trip to the Public Library: Making Books Available May Be the Best Incentive for Reading
Francisco Ramos, Stephen Krashen

Integrating Technology With the Teaching of an Early Literacy Course
Lesley Mandel Morrow, Steven Barnhart, Debra Rooyakkers

A “Funny” Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Carol D. Wickstrom

How Children's Motivations Relate to Literacy Development and Instruction
Anne P. Sweet, John T. Guthrie

What Makes Intermediate-Grade Students Want to Read?
Jo Worthy

“On Every Page Someone Gets Killed!” Book Conversations You Don't Hear in School
Jo Worthy

Part 5: Professional Development

Smart Portfolios for Teachers in Training
Bonita L. Wilcox

Thinking for Ourselves: Literacy Learning in a Diverse Teacher Inquiry Group
Taffy E. Raphael, Susan Florio-Ruane, Marcella J. Kehus, MariAnne George, Nina Levorn Hasty, Kathy Highfield

Becoming a Multicultural Teacher
Howard M. Miller

Reading Specialists in Schools With Exemplary Reading Programs: Functional, Versatile, and Prepared
Rita M. Bean, Allison L. Swan, Rebecca Knaub

Teacher Study Groups: A Strategic Approach to Promoting Students' Literacy Development
Shirley Lefever-Davis, Cindy Wilson, Elizabeth Moore, Andrea Kent, Scott Hopkins

The Changing Role of the Reading Specialist in School Reform
Janice A. Dole   FREE!

The Reading Specialist as Collaborative Consultant
Elizabeth L. Jaeger

Having a LARC
Ann S. Parish