ORGANIZATIONS
Boys Town Reading Center
For information on workshops,
call 1-800-545-5771 ext. 1075.
Center for Literacy
University of Illinois at Chicago
Contact: Tim Shanahan, dir.,
(312) 413-1914.
Center for Urban Education
DePaul University
Contact: Justin Speer,
(773) 325-4665.
Web site: www.teacher.depaul.edu
CPS Office of Accountability
High school reading team.
Contact: Mary Dunne,
(773) 553-2448.
International Reading Assn.
Web site: www.reading.org.
Strategic Literacy Initiative, WestEd
Web site: www.wested.org/stratlit.
Contact: Ruth Schoenbach, dir.,
(510) 302-4255.
BOOKS
“Reading for Understanding: A Guide to Improving Reading in Middle and High School Classrooms,” by Ruth Schoenbach, Cynthia Greenleaf, Christine Cziko and Lori Hurwitz. Jossey-Bass, 1999.
“When Adolescents Can’t Read: Methods and Materials That Work,” by Mary E. Curtis and Ann Marie Longo. Brookline Books, 1999. First in the series “From Reading Research To Practice,” edited by Jeanne Chall.