Research Evidence & Research-Based Practice for Elementary Reading

• Snow, K., et al. (1998). Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children.
• Farstrup, A.E., & Samuels, S.J. (2002). What Research Has to Say About Reading Instruction. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, pp. 110-139.
• National Reading Panel: http://www.nationalreadingpanel.org
• National Institute for Literacy: http://www.nifl.gov
• The Center for Improvement of Early Reading Achievement http://www.ciera.org

Research evidence for specific early reading topics:

• Texas Reading Initiative, Guidelines for Examining Phonics and Word Recognition Programs. 2002. Texas Education Agency
• “How Tutors Can Support Young Readers.” (December, 1997). On the Road to Reading: A Guide for Community Partners. America Reads Challenge. A Joint Project of the Corporation for National Service, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Graves, M.F., Juel, C., & Graves, B.B. (1998). Teaching reading in the 21st century. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Stahl, S.A. (1999). Vocabulary development. Cambridge, MA: Brookline

[Armbruster, B., Lehr, F., & Osborn, J. (2001). Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read. Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement. National Institute for Literacy]
http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/reading_first1fluency.html

Adams, M., Foorman, B., Lundberg, I. & Beeler, T. 2004. Phonemic Activities for the Preschool or Elementary Classroom. Reading Rockets. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs