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- Professional Development | Grades 9 – 12 | Professional Library | Journal
Rereadings and Literacy: How Students' Second Readings Might Open Third Spaces
How can we reclaim the joy of reading? In this study, students reflect on and discuss their experiences as readers. - Professional Development | Grades K – 12 | Professional Library | Position Statement
Second-Language Literacy Instruction
This position statement offers recommendations on ways to support second-language learners. - Professional Development | Grades 3 – 12 | Professional Library | Journal
Ten Important Words Plus: A Strategy for Building Word Knowledge
The strategy presented in this article can be used to build and enrich students' understanding of words in any subject area. - Professional Development | Grades 4 – 12 | Professional Library | Book
Text Complexity: Raising Rigor in Reading
Selecting appropriate reading material for students is hard. For decades, teachers have known that quality instruction requires a careful matching of materials to students. The goal is to select materials that are neither too difficult nor too easy for students--a phenomenon sometimes called the Goldilocks Rule. - Professional Development | Grades 9 – 12 | Professional Library | Journal
Textmasters: Bringing literature circles to textbook reading across the curriculum
A fifth-grade science teacher and university researcher challenged the notion that textbook reading follows the same archaic formula: read the textbook and answer the questions at the end of the section. Together, they adapted literature circle roles to fit textbook structures, resulting in the strategy they call Textmasters. This article describes the strategy, along with the action research project that proves its efficacy in the content area middle school classroom. - Professional Development | Grades K – 12 | Professional Library | Book
Theoretical Models and Processes of Reading
This landmark reference offers in-depth exploration of contemporary reading and literacy research. - Professional Development | Grades K – 12 | Professional Library | Book
What Research Has to Say About Reading Instruction
This respected volume presents a range of research and instructional perspectives in the area of reading.