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An Exploratory Study of Reading in Urban and Suburban Middle Schools: Implications for At-Risk and Special Education LearnersMichigan State University, East Lansing
East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Miami University, Oxford, OH, wasburlh{at}muohio.edu
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Michigan State University, East Lansing
Michigan State University, East Lansing Fifty years after Brown v. Board of Education, school achievement remains segregated by both race and class. Despite an emphasis on reading achievement as required by No Child Left Behind, many students have serious literacy needs, even into the middle and upper grades. The purpose of this study was to ascertain ways in which middle school reading instruction is coordinated to improve academic outcomes for at-risk students. In-depth interviews were conducted with professionals from five urban and five suburban middle schools surrounding five components of reading programming. While both align their curriculum with state expectations, they differ in terms of program continuity and stability. Overall, systemic coherence in schools was a rarity. Implications for literacy programming and systemic reform are presented.
Key Words: literacy • secondary education • at-risk population • special education
Education and Urban Society, Vol. 42, No. 1,
42-71 (2009) |
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