at the SCHOOL LEVEL

BOOKS
Allington, Richard, What Really Matters for Struggling Readers: Designing Research-Based Programs (Pearson, 2001)

Gallagher, Kelly, How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It (Stenhouse, 2009)

Irvin, Judith and Julie Meltzer and Melinda Dukes, Taking Action on Adolescent Literacy: An Implementation Guide for School Leaders (ASCD, 2007)



JOURNALS
"Every Child, Every Day" (Allington and Gabriel, ASCD, EL, Mar 2012) The six elements of effective reading instruction don't require much time or money---just educators' decision to put them in place.

"Catching Readers Before They Fail" (Canady and Canady, ASCD, EL, Jun 2012) Here's how schools can double students' reading growth in the early grades.

"The Why Behind RTI" (Buffum, Mattos, and Weber, ASCD, EL, Oct 2010) Response to intervention flourishes when educators implement the right practices for the right reasons.

"Baiting the Reading Hook" (Plucker, ASCD, EL, Oct 2010) A school turns 9th grade students' disdain for reading into enthusiasm.

"Reversing Readicide" (Gallagher, ASCD, EL, Mar 2010) Schools have become unwitting coconspirators in the decline of reading.

"Literacy Starts with the Teachers" (Brozo and Fisher, ASCD, EL, Mar 2010) Effective professional development must be at the heart of efforts to nurture adolescents' content-area reading skills.