Students are starting middle school without the foundational reading skills necessary to access the texts in their content area classes, such as science and social studies. This is causing great frustration for the teachers who feel unsure of how to help these students because they did not learn about how students learn to read in their teacher preparation courses. So, would providing teachers with the information they need about how students learn to read, foundational reading skills, and strategies to support struggling readers, change secondary teachers' perceptions about reading and how they can help their students? This action research interviewed teachers about their knowledge of foundational reading skills, provided them with a professional development course, and followed up with final interviews to find out if their perceptions changed. The results of the study showed that secondary teachers realized how important it was to know the details of the reading process in order to view their students from a literacy lens and be able to help them successfully comprehend the texts they use in their classes. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]