Literacy – Resources for Educators

Articles of Interest

• Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERP)
  This short article focuses on whole-school vocabulary instruction at the middle school level. The authors present research findings on the most effective methods for delivering vocabulary instruction. Highlighted in the article are the benefits of the Word Generation Program. A handy list of online resources for vocabulary instruction is also included in this article.
• Educational Leadership: Interventions That Work: The Words Students Need
(2010)
  Recommended audience: District and school administrators, teachers
• Effective Reading Programs for Middle and High Schools: A Best Evidence Synthesis
(PDF— 2008)
  by Robert E. Slavin, Alan Cheung, Cynthia Groff, Cynthia Lake

  Recommended Audience: Educational Researchers, District Leaders, Curriculum Directors, Professional Development Directors
• Factors Affecting Urban African American High School Students’ Achievement in Reading (PDF — 2008)
  by Tiffany A. Flowers and Lamont A. Flowers
• Untapped Cultural Support: The Influence of Culturally Bound Prior Knowledge on Comprehension Performance
(PDF — 2008)
  by Garth-McCullough
• Carnegie Report, Reading Next: A Vision for Action and Research in Middle and High School Literacy (PDF — 2004)

Research Studies

• Effectiveness of Selected Supplemental Reading Comprehension Interventions: Impacts on a First Cohort of Fifth-Grade Students (PDF — 2009)
  This study was provided by the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance; Institute of Education Sciences, May 2009
  Recommended audience: Administrators responsible for programmatic decisions 
• Institute of Education Sciences Practice Guides
  A practice guide presents recommendations for educators to address challenges in their schools. The guides are based on reviews of research, the experiences of practitioners, and the expert opinions of nationally recognized experts.

Other Resources

• Adolescent Literacy (MSAN Mini-Conference) (PDF – 2007)
  Notes from the MSAN Mini-Conference Cleveland, Ohio November 8-9, 2007