• Carnegie Corporation of New York
• English as a Second Language
• Families and Communities
• Policy Initiatives
• Research on Adolescent Literacy
• Special Education
• Teacher Training

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Pifer, Alan. Philanthropy in an Age of Transition. Foundation Center: New York, 1984.

Wall, Joseph Frazier. Andrew Carnegie. Oxford U P: New York, 1970.

Center for Applied Linguistics’ Adult ESL program

Short, Deborah J., and Shannon Fitzsimmons. Double the Work: Challenges and Solutions to Acquiring Language and Academic Literacy for Adolescent English Language Learners. Washington DC: Allience for Excellent Education.

“Do You Speak American?” (PBS Documentary on American dialects)

Henríquez, Andrés, “Jane Can’t Read? Let’s Teach Her,” April 2, 2004. New York Times, Editorials/Letters, New York, NY

National Center for Family Literacy, Inc.

“Reengaging Families with Their Adolescent Children.” Great Transitions: Preparing Adolescents for a New Century. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2005. (3) 1 May 2006.

Reading at Risk: The State Reponse to the Crisis in Adolescent Literacy. National Association of State Boards of Education, 2005.

Reading to Achieve: A Governor’s Guide to Literacy. Washington DC: National Governors Association for Best Practices, Forthcoming.

Straight A’s (The Alliance for Excellent Education’s legislative update)

“Adolescent Literacy Fact Sheet.” Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004.

Bacevich, Amy and Salinger, Terry. Lessons and Recommendations from the Alabama Reading Initiative: Sustaining Focus on Secondary Reading: A Report of the Carnegie Corporation of New York by the American Institutes for Research. Washington, DC: American Institutes for Research, 2006.

Biancarosa, G. and Catherine C. E. Reading Next: A Vision for Action and Research in Middle and High School Literacy: A Report to Carnegie Corporation of New York. Washington, D.C.: Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004.

Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)

Edutopia Magazine (George Lucas Education Foundation)

Grosse de León, Anne. “The Urban High School’s Challenge: Ensuring Literacy for Every Child.” New York, NY: Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2002.

Hood, Lucy. High School Students at Risk: the Challenge of Dropouts and Pushouts. New York: Carnegie, 2004.

“Intermediate and Adolescent Literacy: The State of Research and Practice.” September 26, 2006, Meeting held at Carnegie Corporation of New York, NY.

Kamil, M.L. Adolescents and Literacy: Reading for the 21st Century. Washington, DC: Alliance for Excellent Education, 2003.

Literacy Achievement Research Center (Michigan State University)

Middle School Literacy Teacher Survey (Strategic Education Research Partnership)

Sloan McCombs, Jennifer, et al. Achieving State and National Literacy Goals, A Long Uphill Road: A Report to Carnegie Corporation of New York by the RAND Corporation. New York: RAND, 20045.

Snow, Catherine E. and Biancarosa, Gina, eds. Adolescent Literacy and the Achievement Gap: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go From Here? Carnegie Corporation of New York Adolescent Literacy Funders Meeting Report. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2003.

Snow, Catherine E., et al. Issues in the Field of Adolescent Literacy: Information and Recommendations for the Carnegie Advisory Council on Reading to Learn. Carnegie: New York, 2004.

Snow, Catherine E., et al. Knowledge to Support the Teaching of Reading: Preparing Teachers for a Changing World. Jossey Bass: San Francisco, 2005.

Oral Testimony of Andrés Henríquez. “The Role of Nonprofit Organizations in State and Local High School Reform Efforts.” Submitted to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Education Reform, June 9, 2005

The New Literacies Research Team (University of Connecticut)

Washington Center for Teaching and Learning

“Why Johnny (Still) Can’t Read: Creative Educators Push to Boast Adolescent Literacy,” Edutopia. (February 2006) Volume 2, Issue 1. San Francisco, CA: The George Lucas Educational Foundation.

All Kinds of Minds

New York Institute for Special Education

A Teacher’s Guide to New Literacies (University of Connecticut)

“Alternative Paths to Teacher Certification”

Creating a Culture of Literacy: A Guide for Middle and High School Principals. Reston VA: National Association of Secondary School Principals, 2005.

Grosso de León, Anne. “America’s Literacy Challenge: Teaching Adolescents to Read to Learn.” Carnegie Results. Summer 2005. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2005.

Grosso de León, Anne. “Moving Beyond Storybooks: Teaching Our Children to Read to Learn.” Carnegie Reporter. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York, Spring 2002. 1 May 2006

Language and Literacy Education Program (University of Georgia)

New Teacher Center (University of California Santa Cruz)

Standards for Middle and High School Literacy Coaches. Newark: International Reading Association, 2006

Strickland, Dorothy S. and Alvermann, Donna E. “Bridging the Literacy Achievement Gap, Grades 4-12.” New York and London: Teachers College Press, 2004.

Sturtevant, E. The Literacy Coach: A Key to Improving Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools. Washington, DC: Alliance for Excellent Education, 2003.

Teachers for a New Era

Teachers for a New Era (Carnegie site)

Teachers for a New Era (California State University Northridge)

Teachers for a New Era (Michigan State University)

Teachers for a New Era (University of Connecticut)

Teachers for a New Era (University of Virginia)

The Next Chapter. Arlington, VA: National School Board Association.