Responding to the Region - Literacy

Literacy

EBE Request Desk Responses

PDF EBE Request #69 – Literacy Coaches in High School

PDF EBE Request #131 - Provide a statewide scan of K–3 literacy initiatives in the Southeast

PDF EBE Request #510 - What effective vocabulary enhancing programs are available for 2nd - 5th grade struggling readers?

SERVE Center Resources

PDF Lewis, K., McColskey, W., Anderson, K., Bowling, T., Dufford-Melendez, K., & Wynn, L. (2007). Evidence-Based Decisionmaking: Assessing Reading Across the Curriculum Interventions (Issues & Answers Report, REL-2007-No. 003). Washington, DC: US Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast.

Website Williamson, J., McMunn, N., & Reagan, H. (2004). Tools for Providing Feedback in Reading: A Reading Assessment Handbook for all Teachers in Grades 3 – 12. Greensboro, NC: SERVE.

Additonal Resources

PDF C., Salinger, T., and Torgesen, J. (2008). Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices: A Practice Guide (NCEE #2008-4027). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.

PDF Slavin, R.E., Lake, C., Chambers, B., Cheung, A., & Davis, S. (2009, January). Effective Beginning Reading Programs: A Best Evidence Synthesis. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University, Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education.

PDF Slavin, R.E., Cheung, A., Groff, C., and Lake, C. (2008). Effective Reading Programs for Middle and High Schools: A Best Evidence Synthesis. Reading Research Quarterly, 43, 3, 290-322.

PDF Slavin, R.E., Lake, C., Cheung, A., & Davis, S. (2008, September). Beyond the Basics: Effective Reading Programs for the Upper Elementary Grades. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University, Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education.