The importance of adolescent literacy is well established, and the topic continues to be of both local and national interest. Practitioners need to know not only which programs and practices appear effective, but which have the scientific evidence to support that claim. To identify effective programs and practices for general education students in…

The authors support role changes for educational practitioners who work with children and youth with disabilities as they make important transitions. Principles from critical pedagogy and disability studies are summarized to provide a new theoretical framework to support role changes. Rather than needs-based services that focus on helping those…

The article reviews theory and application of a reading program for hearing impaired students. The instructional procedures for the first unit are outlined and sample activities presented. (CL)

Defines Uninterrupted Sustained Silent Reading and explains the need for it, how to use it effectively, what to expect from it, and what to do if something goes wrong. (FL)

Offers guidelines in such areas as reading readiness, use of tests, organizational patterns, and the goals of reading instruction, as well as counseling principals on what they can do personally to improve a school's reading program. (IRT)

Describes strategies used in teaching Black women's studies courses to predominantly White classes at Denison University. Provides suggestions on the selection and sequence of texts, especially novels, that merge Black and female concerns and promote exploration of the issues of race, gender, and class. (DM)

Describes a step-by-step process for developing a multiple text participation guide for a class of mixed abilities. (RB)

Providing guidance to the administrator, supervisor, or reading consultant who may be called upon to evaluate a school or system-wide reading program, this practical checklist has been so arranged that each item calls for a "yes" answer. The checklist includes most of the effective features of a reading program as related to teachers,…

Blind students can expand their private world and self-sufficiency through an electronic print reader called Optacon. Optacon is described through its use in class and its effect on the students. The fundamental Optacon skills are examined. Federal involvement in the funding of the Optacon program is also discussed. (CT)

How can the content teacher improve his student's learning of history or math and give them practice in writing at the same time? SSSW (Sustained Student Summary Writing) is one resolution of this issue. (Author)

An innovative program to improve reading skills is described in this article. (JD)

Proposes five "creative comprehension" strategies designed to challenge both gifted as well as average students. (FL)

Presents findings on children's notions about reading, suggests using the language experience approach in teaching reading, and lists classroom activities to promote unity in the language arts. (AEA)

A reading specialist who worked in a high-poverty urban elementary school that initially did not have an exemplary reading program provides seven lessons that can serve as a guidepost for other reading specialists. Several approaches that led to improved reading achievement of upper elementary school children are described. The seven lessons, when…

Lists suggestions for implementing a reading-for-meaning instructional approach that focuses on the development and comprehension of language. (FL)