Table of Contents
Foreword: For the Love of Reading..........................................................................................2
By Randi Weingarten
Executive Summary...................................................................................................................4
Preface .......................................................................................................................................6
Increasing Reading Achievement and Preventing Reading Failure: A Top Priority................8
Where We Are: Research-Validated Ideas That Should Drive Instruction .........................................9
Where We Are: Taking Stock of Teacher Preparation in Reading...................................................10
Can We Do Better? ....................................................................................................................13
Toward a Curriculum for Teacher Preparation and
In-Service Professional Development.....................................................................................14
Reading Psychology and Development........................................................................................14
Language Structure ....................................................................................................................17
Best Practices .............................................................................................................................20
Assessment That Informs Teaching..............................................................................................21
Where We Need to Go: Changing Teacher Preparation and Professional Development..........23
Endnotes ..................................................................................................................................26
Appendix .................................................................................................................................28