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"The Krashen Studies Stepehen Krashen is one of the leading reading researchers and one of the most critical analysts of reading research. Both individually and with colleagues, he has studied the impact on academic achievement of school and public libraries as well as the availability of reading materials in the home. His studies show consistently that students who have access to more reading materials from all of these sources-and particularly materials on subjects that interest them-are more likely to read voluntarily, read in greater volume, read more often, and score better on achievement tests. Indeed, Krashen challenges head-on some of the most skeptical critics of studies linking school libraries and test scores."

Books for guys who like to read or who may not know they like to read -- yet!

Reading appears to shape brains. Makes sense that would prepare more for academic learning and all sorts of tasks requiring communication and attention.

Thanks to Laura for this list of creative strategies to use Before-During-After Reading. Not your typical list! Most don't include Woody Allen-inspired activities ;-) Thanks so much, Laura!

Interesting hypothesis from an "amateur neuroscientist" -- reading on paper and screen so fundamentally different that different parts of brain light up.

Leu is a leader in researching online reading

Hold the dates -- more info to come! EC Ning 2011 Summer Webstitute Title: Reading Classic and Young Adult Literature with Students This Webstitute emerges from the passionate interest of English Language Arts folks in reading texts of all kinds. All too often, it seems the we see classic and YA lit as mutually exclusive, even going so far as to position one as being "better" than the other, educationally, culturally, and sometimes even morally. In this Webstitute, we are bringing together accomplished teachers, writers, and scholars to explore the best of each world, as well as areas where they blend to create a rich learning environment. Dates: July 11 & 12, 4-7 pm EST Place: Elluminate, EC Ning, etc. Really supportive and helpful community of English educators. They will welcome you with open arms and good ideas. Note "New Teachers" Group.

Blakely researched the value of read aloud for tweens and teens

Reciprocal Teaching is one of the most researched reading strategies ever! VV&M don't do it justice (p. 200). Learn more here.

Excellent resource for learning to support students' online reading at the critical thinking level. Thanks to Angela for sharing.

Very useful!! Thanks for the share

Takes slow to grow . . .

What a find! Thanks, Angela!

I like to add annotations for each site. And, depending on how the reading level of the sites, you may in some cases actually need to add a few questions similar to a reading guide to help kids find what they need. You may need to scaffold the during reading, that is ;-)

Many assumptions about SSR/DEAR called to question -- really thought-provoking! Don't miss Manning & Manning on followthrough and its importance.

Blakely is interested in the power of read-aloud to engage YA readers.

More on the teacher read-aloud issue

Teachers shouldn't suffer from a "lack of imagination in creating new possibility."

PPTs for 10th ed

Who'd have thought making the text harder to read would make the learning more successful?

For many, VV&M's chapter 6 will serve as a review of concepts like metacognition and prior knowledge. That's cool because we need to think of these in light of the reading - writing process. Ali writes of the "spark" to learn and how we can flame it with tradebooks that catch readers' interest and encourage lifelong learning with text.