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Sustained silent reading and students' reading habits
High school students who engaged in sustained silent reading (SSR) enjoyed reading more but didn't spend more personal time on it.

Early assessments miss reading problems that emerge in grades 2-4
Late-emerging disabilities have prevalence of 36%.

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EARLY INTERVENTION To what lengths must early reading intervention go for low-responders? Struggling first- and second-grade readers benefit from supplemental reading instruction Teachers need to be more accurate in identifying early literacy problems Early assessments for reading disabilities miss reading problems that emerge in grades 2-4 Study demonstrates how to profile struggling readers to target needs EARLY LITERACY The slippery slope of an early literacy gap Early comprehension better predictor than speech TUTORING Volunteer e-tutors fill gap, earn experience Struggling readers show big gains when they tutor younger readers facing similar challenges Caution needed in use of Observation Survey ASSESSMENT CBMs predict performance on statewide assessments 1-2 years later If weekly CBMs are too much, testing less frequently is also valid Oral reading fluency predicts students' performance on statewide tests Reliability of informal reading inventories Florida to assess reading in grades 3-12 SUMMER READING No fall boost in reading achievement from grade 1-5 summer reading program 4th-grade summer reading program keeps at-risk youth from falling behind

RTI Key issues in implementing RTI Kansas center finds early success with 3-tiered intervention for students with reading problems MOTIVATION Reading intervention targets motivation to read Nonfiction books motivate reluctant middle-school readers Grade 2 boys respond to boy-friendly books, but male readers have little impact on attitudes Literacy-and-identity studies advocate view of literacy that goes beyond 'skill set' VOCABULARY Often neglected, vocabulary drives reading comprehension, study reports Video clips increase vocabulary for ELLs Vocabulary instruction for middle schoolers uses friendly text to teach academic words COMPREHENSION Reading strategies not surest way to increase comprehension, study says Fed study says 4 interventions for reading comprehension ineffective What is best way to use extra 20 minutes/day to increase comprehension Oral reading rate not a good indicator of reading comprehension Most DIBELS subtests not predictive of reading comprehension FLUENCY ORF measures for 6th-graders less accurate as reading rate increases Expressive reading plays role in fluency and comprehension 8 variations on repeated reading for fluency keep students engaged "What Works" practice guide gives 5 recommendations for implementing RTI

WRITING Playwriting program also results in improved student essays Adapt writing instruction to students' own writing strategies, researchers say Curriculum-based measurement helps evaluate writing progress before high-stakes tests What's the best way to teach writing? Explicit grammar instruction improves writing ADOLESCENT LITERACY Reading strategies to help middle school and high school students understand their textbooks Emphasizing content may be more effective than reading strategies in increasing comprehension, study says Focus on disciplinary literacy needed to improve adolescent reading High school students help develop summer reading list online Struggling teen readers need word-level help in reading Syllable skills instruction helps struggling middle-school readers LITERACY COACHES Working on a job description for a literacy coach? Read the results of this national survey Teachers describe how literacy coaches changed their practices in the classroom Teaching one reading skill at a time works best for middle-schoolers BEHAVIOR AND READING Behavior problems trigger academic problems Targeting reading difficulties or anti-social behavior in early years can improve behavior in both areas