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Module 1

Obstacles and School Programs—Sessions 1-3

Barry, A.L. (1997). High school reading programs revisited. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 40(7), 524-531.

Brozo, W.G. (1990). Hiding out in secondary content classrooms: Coping strategies of unsuccessful readers. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 33(5), 324-328.

Corvin, C. & Schlosser, L.K. (1998). Developing academic confidence to build literacy: What teachers can do. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 41(4), 272-281.

Gaskins, I.W. (1999). There’s more to teaching at-risk and delayed readers than good reading instruction. In Literacy Perspectives Madison (165-170). WI: Coursewise Publishing, Inc.

Horowitz, J. (2000). Teaching older readers how to read. The Reading Teacher, 54(1), 24-26.

Marston, D., Deno, S.L., Kim, D., Dimet, K. & Rodgers, D. (1995). Comparison of reading intervention approaches for students with mild disabilities. Exceptional Children, 62(1), 20-37.

Moje, E.B. (2000). “All the Stories That We Have.” Adolescents’ Insights About Literacy and Learning in the Secondary Schools. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Raskind, M.H., Goldberg, R.J., Higgins, E.L. & Herman, K.L. (1999). Patterns of change and predictors of success in individuals with learning disabilities: Results from a twenty-year longitudinal study. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 14(1), 35-49.

Routledge & Kegan Paul. Mooney, J.& Cole, D. (2000). Learning Outside the Lines. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Reiff, H.B., Gerber, P.J. & Ginsberg, R. (1999). Exceeding Expectations. Austin, TX: pro•ed.

Tatum, A.W. (2000). Breaking down the barriers that disenfranchise African American adolescent readers in low-level tracks. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 44(1), 52-64.

Zabel, R.H. & Nigro, F.A. (2001). The influence of special education experiences and gender of juvenile offenders on academic scores in reading, language, and mathematics. Behavior Disorders, 26(2), 164-172.

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Reading Assessment—Sessions 4-7

Barry, A.L. (1997). High school reading programs revisited. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 40(7). 524-531.

Chall, J.S. (1983, 1996). Stages of Reading Development. New York: Harcourt Brace.

Curtis, M.E. & Longo, A.M. (1999). When Adolescents Can’t Read. Cambridge, MA: Brookline Books.

Espin, C.A. & Tindal, G. (1998). Curriculum-based measurement for secondary students. In R Shinn, Editor, Advanced Applications of Curriculum-Based Measurement. New York: The Guilford Press.

Gerkins, K.C. (1995). Best Practices in the academic assessment of secondary students. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes, Best Practices in School Psychology-III. Washington, DC: The National Association of School Psychologists, 789-799.

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Reading Comprehension—Sessions 8-11

Aaron, P.J. (1997). The impending demise of discrepancy formula. Review of Educational Research, 67(40), 461-502.

Alvermann, D.E. & Moore, D.W. (1991). Secondary school reading. In R. Barr, M.L. Kamil, P.B. Mosenthal, P.D. Pearson, (Eds.). Handbook of Reading Research, Vol. II. (951-983). New York: Longman.

Alvermann, D.E. & Phelps, S.F. (1998). Content Area Reading and Literacy: Succeeding In Today’s Diverse Classrooms (2nd ed.). Boston: Alllyn & Bacon.

Baker, S.K., Simmons. D.C. & Kameenui, E.J. (1995). Vocabulary acquisition: Synthesis of the research. University of Oregon: web site: http://uoregon/ncite/ documents.

Bean, T.W. (2000). Reading in the Content Areas: Social Constructivist dimension. In M.L.Kamil, P.B. Mosenthal, P.D. Pearson, R. Barr, (Eds.). Handbook of Reading Research, Vol. III. (629-644). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers

Bean, T.W., Valerio, P.C. & Stevens. (1999). Content area Literacy Instruction. In Gambrell, Morrow, Neuman, & Pressley, Best Practices in Literacy Instruction. New York: The Guilford Press.

Blackowiez, C.L.Z. & Fisher, P. (2000). Vocabulary instruction. In M.L.Kamil, P.B. Mosenthal, P.D. Pearson, R. Barr, (Eds.). Handbook of Reading Research, Vol. III. (503-523). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.

Collins, V.L., Dickerson, S.V., Simmons. D.C., & Kameenui, E.J. (1995). Metacognition and its relation to reading comprehension; A synthesis of the research. University of Oregon: web site:http://uoregon/ncite/documents

Curtis, M.E. & Longo, A.M. (1999). When Adolescents Can’t Read. Cambridge, MA: Brookline Books.

Diamondstone, J. & Smith, M.W. (1999). Teaching literature and composition in secondary schools. In Gambrell, Morrow, Neuman, & Pressley, Best Practices in Literacy Instruction. New York: The Guilford Press.

Dickerson, S.V., Simmons. D.C., & Kameenui, E.J. (1995). Text organization: Curricular and instructional implications for diverse learners, University of Oregon: web site:http://uoregon/ncite/documents

Dickerson, S.V., Simmons. D.C., & Kameenui, E.J. (1995). Text organization and its relation to reading comprehension; A synthesis of the research. University of Oregon: web site:http://uoregon/ncite/documents

Dowhower, S.L. (1989). Repeated reading: Research into practice. The Reading Teacher, 42, 502-5507.

Eisner, E.W. (1997). The promises and perils of alternative forms of data representation. Educational Researcher, 26, 4-10.

Erickson, B. (1996). Read-Alouds reluctant readers relish. Journal of Adolescent and Adult literacy, 40(3), 212-214.

Flood, J, & Lapp, D. (1990). Reading comprehension instruction for at-risk students: Research-based practices that can make a difference. Journal of Reading, 33(7), 490-496.

Gay, I. (1999). Reflections on teaching struggling middle school readers. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 42(2), 372-381.

Guerin, G.R. (1992). Improving instruction for students at risk: Using history-social science textbooks. Sacramento, CA: Resources in Special Education.

Johnson, L., Graham, S., & Harris, K. (1997). The effects of goal setting and self-instruction in learning a reading comprehension strategy: A study of students with learning disabilities. Journal of learning Disabilities, 30(1), 80-91.

Klenk, L.& Kibby, M.W. (2000). Re-mediating reading difficulties: Appraising the past, reconciling the present, constructing the future. In M.L.Kamil, P.B. Mosenthal, P.D. Pearson, R. Barr, (Eds.). Handbook of Reading Research, Vol. III. (667-690). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.

Lindamood, C.H. & Lindamood, P.C. (1975). Auditory discrimination in depth. Chicago: Riverside.

Lewkowicz, N.K. (1987). On the question of teaching decoding skills to older students. Journal of Reading, 31(1), 50-57.

Marston, D., Deno, S.L., Kim, D,. Dimet, K. & Rodgers, D. (1995). Comparison of reading intervention approaches for students with mild disabilities. Exceptional Children, 62(1), 20-37.

Mastropieri, M.A., & Scruggs, T.E. (1997). Best practices promoting reading comprehension is students with learning disabilities 1997 to 1996. Remedial and Special Education Education, 18(4), 197-213.

Mercer, C.D., Campbell, K.U., Miller, M.D., Mercer, K.D. & Lane, H.B. (2000). Effects of reading fluency intervention for middle schoolers with specific learning disabilities. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice. 15(4), 179-189.

Moore, D.W., Bean, T.W., Birdyshaw, D., & Rycik, J.A. (1999). Adolescent literacy: A position statement. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

National Reading Panel. (1999). A Report of the National Reading Panel. Teaching Children to Read. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NIH Pub. No. 00-4754.

Pressley, M. (2000). What should comprehension instruction be the instruction of? In M.L.Kamil, P.B. Mosenthal, P.D. Pearson, R. Barr, (Eds.). Handbook of Reading Research, Vol. III. (545-561). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.

Pressley, M. & Wharton-McDonald. (1997). Skilled comprehension and its development through instruction. School Psychology Review, 26(3), 448-466.

Readence, J.E., Bean, t.W., & Baldwin, R.S. (1996). Content area literacy; An integrated approach (6th ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.

Robinson, F.P. (1961). Effective Study. New York: Harper & Brothers.

Schirmer, B.R. (1997). Boosting reading success. Teaching Exceptional Children, 30(1), 52-55.

Skinner, C.H., Logan, P., Robinson, S.L. & Robinson, D.H. (1997). Demonstration as A reading intervention for exceptional learners. School Psychology Review, 26(3), 437-447.

Swanson, H.L., Carson, C. & Saches-Lee, C.M. (1996). A selective synthesis of intervention research for students with learning disabilities. School Psychology Review, 25(3), 377-391.

Vacca, R.T. & Vacca, J.L. (1996). Content Area Reading (5th ed). New York: Harper Collins.

Wade, S.E., & Moje, E.B. (2000). The role that tests play in classroom learning. In M.L.Kamil, P.B. Mosenthal, P.D. Pearson, R. Barr, (Eds.). Handbook of Reading Research, Vol. III. (609-629). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.

Zabel, R.H. & Nigro, F.A. (2001). The influence of special education experiences and gender of juvenile offenders on academic scores in reading, language, and mathematics. Behavior Disorders, 26(2), 164-172.

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