Educators in the 21st century must not only use texts to facilitate the acquisition of literacy but also support students in developing attitudes of acceptance and criticality for overgeneralizations of diverse characters and cultures represented in literature. Utilizing culturally sustaining pedagogies to enhance the literacy learning of…

Children's literature plays an essential role in the literacy development of children. This department column focuses on the teaching and use of children's literature and provides educators with information about a wide range of books across multiple genres that are representative of the diverse world in which we live. A strong emphasis is placed…

Patterns of reading difficulty provide an educationally useful way to think about different kinds of reading problems, whether those problems are mainly experiential in nature (e.g., those common among English learners) or associated with disabilities (e.g., those typical of children with dyslexia). This article reviews research on three common…

This article takes a look at the multiple purposes science informational books can serve in the classroom. The books featured are well written with creative visuals that engage readers in a variety of topics. Although any of these books can enhance the science topics it addresses in the book, they can also be great teaching tools for metacognitive…

Reviews the research on readability formulas. (MKM)

Advocates that state and national education systems review existing research before continuing to embark on programs which duplicate existing research. (MKM)

Discusses 11 documents processed into the ERIC system that shed light on the selection of a beginning reading program. (DD)

Reviews the literature and research on sex differences in children's reading preferences and suggests that social pressure or training may account for observed sex differences in reading choices. (WR)

Examines the problems of word division, reviews the pertinent literature, and discusses teaching methods. (RB)

Reviews the literature on racist and sexist overtones in books and stories for children. (WR)

Reviews the literature available in the ERIC system describing the Anchor Test Study by the Office of Education. (RB)

Reviews the literature in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) on using newspapers to teach reading. (Author/RB)

Reviews the literature in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). (RB)

Reviews the literature in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). (RB)

Reports on ERIC documents that review research on spelling and that suggest practical activities for spelling instruction. (HOD)