Abstract of

Issues in Urban Literacy
Searching for Lessons of Mass Instruction? Try Reading Strategy Continuums

Robert B. Cooter, Jr.

Barbara Mathews

Susan Thompson

Kathleen S. Cooter

In an effort to bring consistency to reading instruction and supplement core reading programs, many urban-school leaders search for what the authors describe as “lessons of mass instruction.” These are clear and concise structures that help teachers across a school or school district develop a common understanding of evidence-based teaching practices. Such lessons may take the form of rubrics or reading strategy continuums that have agreed upon benchmark teaching behaviors and materials.

Abstract from Cooter, Jr., R.B., Mathews, B., Thompson, S., & Cooter, K.S. (2004, December). Searching for Lessons of Mass Instruction? Try Reading Strategy Continuums. The Reading Teacher, 58(4), 388–393. doi: 10.1598/RT.58.4.9