Post written by Naomi Thiers, associate editor, Educational Leadership
What would it take to make all the children we serve strong readers?
It's a bold question to ponder as you prepare for the coming school year. Sadly, according to the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress, U.S. students arenot all strong readers. But authors in ASCD's Educational Leadership (EL) summer issue, "Strong Readers All," share stories of how they successfully helped all learners improve their reading skills—by using nontraditional approaches at every grade level.
Continuing the theme of the March 2012 issue, "Reading: The Core Skill," these articles describe research, strategies, and revamped school structures. The first two articles show how teachers can work good old vocabulary instruction much harder—while making it more fun—to help students make headway in understanding complex text. John Collins details how by regularly assigning students to write "10 percent