Considers what literacy teachers can do to prevent subsequent school failure and lowered test scores with media attention on school violence and trauma in and out of schools. Suggests bibliotherapy, a familiar tool used in earlier decades by teachers to counsel students with problems, is useful today in dealing with students who suffer from…

Maintains that, for recovery, victims of prolonged trauma need to attach words to their "unspeakable" experiences. Argues that, as informed members of a treatment team, literacy teachers can play an invaluable role in the recovery of traumatized students. Outlines briefly the symptoms of trauma. Discusses the three stages of recovery and the…