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|  The NCTE Reading Initiative is a long-term professional development program that brings teachers, administrators, and trained literacy leaders together to engage in a study of the theory, knowledge base, and best practices of teaching reading. The program’s goal is to increase teachers’ knowledge and repertoire of instructional practices, to increase their effectiveness with all students, and to increase student achievement–with the added goal of creating a nation-wide network of skilled literacy professionals. The work is accomplished over three years within school-based study groups where group members review their classroom practices to provide more focused instruction, to create more supportive classroom structures and routines, and to use a broader range of assessment tools. Curriculum is available to support teachers at all levels from pre-K through high school. |
What is the Reading Initiative
Reading Initiative Online Tour
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Spotlight
Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Your Classroom
| See these NCTE and ReadWriteThink resources. |
Connecting to Summer Reading This Fall
| A recent McKinney Courier-Gazette article, "Reading More of a Pleasure than Requirement for Teenagers," reports that "Some high school students are required to read during the summer, but Helen Talley said more teens are choosing to read on their own." Whether you asked students to read something specific or just to keep reading, it's time to decide what to do when these readers return to the classroom. |
Using Movies to Improve Visual Literacy
| A recent Washington Post article "The Eye Generation Prefers Not to Read All About It" explores the importance of supporting visual literacy in the classroom. As the article explains, "students today need to be taught, through images, how to think critically." This week's Ideas provide some resources to support the visual literacy activities that the article calls for. |
RI Groups in Action
South Carolina Reading Initiative
Managing the Complexities of a Statewide Reading Initiative
Everyday Texts/Everyday Literacies (School Talk, Oct. 2002)
Facilitating the NCTE RI Across the HS Curriculum (English Journal 1/03)
Featured RI Site
Spotlight on Souderton Area School District, PA
| This district affiliated with the Reading Initiative in an effort to increase student achievement in reading at the middle and high school levels and to train professional staff in all content areas in the best instructional practices related to reading. Read about how their investment is paying off. |
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Frequent Inquiries
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