January 2002Reading RejuvenatedWith polarization behind, districts try to elevate student literacy.
by Donna Harrington-Lueker
From midcourse corrections to starting from scratch with new reading series, school districts add vigor to their drive to raise student literacy levels.
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by Linda Blackford
Reading specialists in high school may be rare, but districts employing them see great prospects. Blackford is an education writer with the Lexington Herald-Leader in Lexington, Ky.
by Jerry Miller
When rolling out a new initiative, Issaquah, Wash., followed an 8-step process that asked essential questions and articulated answers for anxious staff. Miller is director of instructional support with the Issaquah, Wash., Public Schools.
by Paul W. Rosier
The superintendent in Kennewick, Wash., set a lofty literacy goal as he moved from isolated school efforts to districtwide coordination.
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by Kathleen J. Brown
A reading clinician in Utah describes intervention practices for strengthening reading teachers.
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by Dale Willows
A member of the National Reading Panel prescribes a “food pyramid” to nourish instructional staff on the front lines of reading and writing.
by Charol Shakeshaft, Dale Mann, Jonathan Becker and Kara Sweeney
Advice for sorting through claims of computer-based software designed to boost reading performance.
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