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When definitions don't do the trick, which strategies build vocabulary?

A best-practices cadre finds that directly instructing students in reading strategies enhances the curriculum.

To develop students' comprehension skills, the author recommends the 10 percent solution.

Book jams with college students encourage high schoolers to make reading a part of their lives.

Literacy teams find one hour of added literacy instruction is an effective prevention practice.

Integrated thematic units build both content knowledge and second language skills.

Struggling readers find the e-reader worth trying.

Exploring connections between literacy and gardening.

Watch the video showing a garden made with words.

What At-Risk Readers Need

Originally published in "What Students Need to Learn," March 2011

We know that high-quality instruction is the key: Why aren't we opening the door?

The Power of Purposeful Reading

Originally published in "Reading Comprehension," October 2005

Explicit directions about what to seek in a text help students tackle assignments.

Use our study guide in your staff meeting or university classroom discussion.