Going Public: Advocating for Effective Literacy

 

Katherine L. Schlick Noe, Ph.D.

Seattle University
kschlnoe@seattleu.edu

 

• Reports of the Subgroups:  Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, Comprehension.
• Summary
• Minority View:  Joanne Yatvin, NRP Panel Member.
• National Reading Panel: Findings and Cautions: Summary of the NRP findings on phonics instruction written by Katherine L. Schlick Noe
• International Reading Association Summary: Summary of the NRP findings and conclusions by the International Reading Association.

Research on Literacy
Dr. Margaret Moustafa, California State University, Los Angeles.  Research syntheses on a wide range of literacy issues:  Phonics and phonemic awareness instruction; effective early literacy instruction. 

EdResearch.Info:  Clearinghouse for research on reading and writing.

Dr. Richard Allington

                        

• Position Statements
• Legislative Action Team: Network of IRA members across the country who have volunteered to assist in the advocacy of legislation that promotes quality reading instruction. 
• Government Relations Report: Updates on legislative issues before Congress.
• Standards for Reading Professionals

The National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest)   Advocacy organization working to end the abuses, misuses and flaws of standardized testing and ensure that evaluation of students and workers is fair, open, and educationally sound.

Susan Ohanian Speaks Out   Web site of advocacy resources by activist Susan Ohanian, author of What Happened to Recess and Why Are Our Children Struggling in Kindergarten? (2002). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Trelease-on-Reading.com   Advocacy and resources by Jim Trelease, author of The Read Aloud Handbook.  This link addresses the National Reading Panel report and its critiques.

California Reading Association: Advocacy web site

Wisconsin State Reading Association: Advocacy web site

Project Vote Smart: Comprehensive information on voting, issues, legislation, and the democratic process.

Washington State Legislature:Search for phone, mail, and email addresses for your legislators.

Professional Resources  

Allington, Richard L. (Ed.) (2002). Big Brother and the National Reading Curriculum. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Allington, Richard L. (2001). What Really Matters for Struggling Readers: Designing Research-Based Programs. New York: Longman.

Armbruster, Bonnie; Lehr, Fran; & Osborn, Jean. (2002). Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read. Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA).

Calkins, L., Montgomery, K., & Santman, D. (1998). A Teacher’s Guide to Standardized Tests: Knowledge is Power. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Coles, Gerald. (2000). Misreading Reading: The Bad Science that Hurts Children. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Coles, Gerald. (2003). Reading the Naked Truth: Literacy, Legislation, and Lies. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Doyon, Juanita. (2003). Not with Our Kids You Don’t!: Ten Strategies to Save Our Schools. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Ford, Michael P.  “What to Do about Jabbering Parrots: Lessons Learned while Advocating for Best Practices” (September, 2001). Language Arts 

Garan, Elaine M. (March, 2001). Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: A Critique of the National Reading Panel Report on Phonics. Phi Delta Kappan.

Garan, Elaine M. (2002). Resisting Reading Mandates: How to Triumph with the Truth. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Garan, Elaine M. (October, 2002). Beyond the Smoke and Mirrors: Where is the ‘Science in Education Research? Handout from the Montana Reading Conference, Great Falls. 

Houck-Cerna, Farin. (February 23, 2003). National Reading Panel Gives Poor Kids the Shaft. Tacoma News Tribune. Accessed February 29, 2003.

Keresty, Barbara, O’Leary, Susan, & Wortley, Dale. (1998). You Can Make a Difference: A Teacher’s Guide to Political Action. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Krashen, Stephen. Free Voluntary Reading: New Research, Applications, and Controversies. Accessed September 19, 2004.

Lent, ReLeah Cossett & Pipkin, Gloria. (Eds.). (2003). Silent No More: Voices of Courage in American Schools. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

McQuillan, Jeff. (1998). The Literacy Crisis: False Claims, Real Solutions. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Moats, Louisa Cook. (October 2002). Whole Language Lives On: The Illusion of “Balanced” Reading Instruction. Thomas Fordham Foundation. 

National Research Council. (1998). Preventing Reading Difficulties In Young Children.

Pressley, Michael. (2002). Effective Beginning Reading Instruction. Paper commissioned by the National Reading Conference.

Pressley, Michael; Allington, Richard. L.; Wharton-McDonald, Ruth; Block, Cathy Collins; & Morrow, Lesley Mandel. (2001). Learning to Read: Lessons from Exemplary First-Grade Classrooms. New York: Guilford Press.

Routman, Regie. (1996). Literacy at the Crossroads: Crucial Talk About Reading, Writing, and Other Teaching Dilemmas. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Routman, Regie. (2003).