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Media
As part of its efforts to respond to literacy issues, the Center for Literacy often works with
various media sources, frequently providing expert advice. The Center views
this work as part of its role as a clearinghouse of information about
literacy issues. The following is a list, organized by date, of media pieces
in which we have participated.
2000
Best known authors’ conference today. (2000,
February 25). Bahrain Tribune.
Farstrup, A. (2000, May 21). Reading is more
than phonics. Tallahassee Democrat.
Fawad, S. (2000, February 23). Literacy drive
focus of forum. Gulf Daily News.
Fawad, S. (2000, February 25). Literature ‘can
help bridge cultural gap.’ Gulf Daily News, p. 11.
Filio, T. (2000, February 25). Arabian Reading
Association annual conference begins. Bahrain Tribune, p. 2.
Forte, L. (2000, May 8). Daily reading course
required for freshmen. Catalyst, 11, p. 13-14.
Huff, M. (2000, October 5).
Phonemics vs. phonics: State educators discuss how best to teach children
to read. Brownsville Herald,
Importance of literacy (2000, September 4). On
Talk to America [live radio and
Internet broadcast for Voice of America].
IRA Officials strike back at unfounded
editorial attack (2000, June/July). Reading
Today, 17 (6), 24.
Kelleher, M. (2000, May 8). Accountability
office fields reading team. Catalyst, 11, p. 8-10.
Kelleher, M. (2000, May 8). The high school
reading challenge. Catalyst, 11, p. 6-7.
National Reading Panel Report: Work praised,
but distortion fears persist. (2000, June/July). Reading Today, 17, 1,
4.
NRP Member Comments on Report’s
Impact (2000, September/October). Read
All About It, Reading Is Fundamental Newsletter, p. 7.
Rossi, R. (2000, May 21). Word is out on surge
in studying vocabulary. Chicago Sun-Times.
Rossi, R. (2000, June 25). Don’t take a
vacation from kids’ education. Chicago
Sun-Times, pp. 28-29A.
Rubin, B. M. (date unknown). Read
and reap. Chicago Tribune, p. B 1, 6.
Seminars help artists connect
with kids (2000, November). Whirlwind,
p. 3.
What’s behind gap between scores on ISAT,
ITBS. (2000, June). Catalyst, 11 (9), 22-23.
2001
Banchero, S. (2001, September 5). School test
scores lackluster. Chicago Tribune.
Coulter, K.. (2001, March 25). City, Texas
firm on costly mission to lift reading. Birmingham (AL) News.
Deerin, M. M. (2001, May 6). Reading ‘by ear’
gains momentum in schools. Chicago Tribune.
Fox, P. F. (2001, November 18). Teachers adapt
styles to children’s needs. Daily Southtown.
Gruss, M. (2001, August 26). FWCS tries more
tools for reading. Fort Wayne (IN) Journal Gazette.
Kelleher, M. (2001, November). New reading
specialists getting a thumbs up. Catalyst, 12, 24-25.
Kropp, P. (2001, April). “I love books!”: How
to help your child become a great reader. Canadian Living, 133-137.
Kunerth, J. (2001, November 12). Florida
officials hope machines will cut errors. Chicago Tribune.
Manzo, K. K., & Diegmueller, K. (2001, May
9). IRA attendees flock to sessions on applying reading research. Education
Week.
Olsen, D. (2001, September 7). Nearly 50
percent of juniors do poorly on state exam. Elgin Courier-News.
Olsen, S. (2001, September 6). Nearly half of
students do poorly on new statewide test. Springfield State
Journal-Register.
O’Reilly Factor [Television broadcast]. (2001, June 13). Fox
News.
Quintinilla, R., & Martinez, M. (2001,
September 4). It’s back to basics for city kids. Chicago Tribune, p.
1, 16.
Reading is priority number 1. (2001, November
1). Chicago Defender.
Rossi, R. (2001, September 5). Race, economic
gaps in scores frustrate educators. Chicago Sun-Times.
Walters, S. (2001, February 21). Song, dance
helping kids read by ear. Chicago Sun-Times.
Walters, B. (2001, October 21). With a splish
splash, they’re learning to read. Chicago Sun-Times.
Zeleny, J. (2001, January 28). Ballot woes
went well beyond chads. Chicago Tribune.
2002
Cassidy, J., & Cassidy, D. (2002,
December). What’s hot, and what’s not for 2003. Reading Today,
p.1, 18.
Cholo, A. B. (2002, December 8). Reading
experts turn teachers into students. Chicago Tribune.
DeBow, Susan. (2002, January 27). Joy of
reading is an heirloom worth sharing. Chicago Tribune.
Hoff, D. J. (2002, June 5). Researchers urge
officials to reject Reading Recovery. Education Week, 21 (39).
Hurst, M. (2002, April 3). A novel idea;
Joining city reading programs. Education Week, p. 7.
Jacobs, S. (2002, June 10). The need to read:
New priorities, strategies could help students. Miami Herald.
Kelleher, M. (April 2002). Good programs need
good principals. Catalyst.
Manzo, Kathleen K. (2002, January 30). New
panels to form to study reading research. Education Week.
Manzo, K. K. (2002, December 4). Study to
compare six reading-intervention strategies. Education Week, p. 5.
Rossi, R. (2002, March 1). 1 of 4 juniors
beats state’s education goals. Chicago Sun-Times.
Rossi, R. (2002, May 31). Reading, math scores
climb. Chicago Sun-Times.
Rossi, R. (2002, September 10). City reading
expert steps down. Chicago Sun-Times.
Russo, A. Beefing up professional development.
Harvard Education Letter, 18 (6), p. 1–3.
Sullivan, E. (2002, June 22). Ready, set…
READ! Birmingham Post-Herald.
Weissman, D. (2002, May 8). Quiet start, big finish mark Duncan’s
first year. Catalyst, 8, no. 8, pp. 4–6.
2003
26 North Halsted [Television Broadcast]. (2003, October 18).
Chicago: WCIU.
Archibald, G. (2003, November 14). D.C.
Students’ reading proficiency drops on tests. Washington Times.
Asimov, N. (2003, November 14). California
students inch up on national math assessment, but state’s kids still below
average, new tests show. San Francisco Chronicle.
Byrne, C. (2003, Holiday). Booking the
holidays. Toy Wishes.
Caroll, B. A. (2003, November 14). Reading
scores trail national average. Chattanooga Times Free Press.
D’Angelo, J. (2003, July 30). Hip-Hop artists
rewrite the dictionary. FoxNews.com.
Flannery, M. E. (2003, November 15).
Third-grade focus on Broward schools may be on reading, not math. Miami
Herald.
Gendar, A. (2003, June 6, 2003). Teachers
invited to summer school. New York
Daily News.
Hayden, C. (2003, November 14). Mississippi
kids score higher. Jackson
Clarion-Ledger.
Hearn, A. (2003, October 2). Alibtiy to raed
sarcmbeld wrdos mroe tahn jsut fun. Chicago
Sun-Times.
Hocklander, S. (2003, October 21). Roots for
reading. Springfield (MO) New-Leader.
Johnson, J.B. (2003, October 31). Contra Costa
children to benefit from $2 million grant. Pittsburgh group wins award to
teach kids reading skills. San Francisco Chronicle.
Lyda, A. (2003, December 18). San
Diego Unified has high grade in analysis. San Diego Union Tribune.
Malone, T. (2003, February 25). Pricey reading
program in U-46 has avoided ax.
Daily
Herald, Kane Co., IL.
Manzo, K. K. (2003, April 16). U. S. 4th
graders among top 10 in reading. Education
Week, p. 6.
Manzo, K. K. (2003, May 21). Analysis call
phonics findings into question. Education
Week, p. 3.
Nation’s report card improves in math. (2003,
November 14). Lafayette Daily Advertiser.
Olmstead, R. (2003, July 24). Hispanics close
education gap faster than blacks, tests show Hispanics closing test. Daily Herald.
Olmstead, R. (2003, August 7). More ways for
Round Lake Schools. Daily Herald.
Oppenheimer, T. (2003). The flickering mind.
New York: Random House.
Orr, B. (2003, November 14). Wyoming student
scores up. Wyoming Tribune-Eagle.
People to People Radio Show. (2003, April 14). Aurora, IL: WBIG-AM.
Pick, G. (2003, June). Duncan puts new
emphasis on ‘business of education.’ Catalyst, pp. 4–11.
Reading Rockets [National Teleconference] (2003 October
15). Arlington, VA: WETA-TV.
Russo, A. (2003, March). Picking the right
tutoring. Catalyst, 14 (6), 24.
Schouten, F. (2003, November 14). Math scores
jump on nation’s report card. Huntington Herald-Dispatch.
Schouten, F. (2003, November 17). Experts
praise math gains, but want even more. Jackson Sun.
Yatvin, J. (2003, June 4, 2003). Revisiting
NRP data on value of phonics. Education
Week, p. 30.
2004
“Conversations”
with John L. Johnson, WBCP-AM, Urbana, IL. (May 14, 2004).
Esposito, K.
(2004, November 5). Reading program not worth the cost, says new study. Madison (WI) Isthmus.
Fuentes, G.
(2004, May). Comings and goings. Catalyst.
Fuller, J. R.
(2004, April 27). Nobody’s tried to do this work on this scale. Chicago Sun-Times.
Gazette. (2004, May 9). Timothy
Shanahan. Chronicle of Higher
Education
Grossman, K.
N., & Lewis, B. (2004, August 15). When 1st day back is an
anxious one. Chicago Sun Times
Kunerth, J.
(2004, October 23). Counties try to work out kinks. Orlando Sentinel, Chicago Tribune, and San Jose Mercury.
Malli, V.
(2004, October 1). Platform Learning racing to be ready to aid public
schools. Charleston (IL) Gazette.
Manzo, K. K.
(2004, March 10). Book on ‘scientifically based’ reading research to debut.
Education Week.
Manzo, K. K.
(2004, September 15). L.A. students get reading by the book. Education Week.
New Mexico
in the Morning [Radio
broadcast ]. (January 19, 2004). New Mexico: KRUI 1490 AM and KWMW 105.1
FM.
Rita Foley
Show [Radio broadcast].
(2004, March 2). Washington, DC: WMAL-AM.
Robelen, E. W.
(2004, October 6). Paige: It’s not too early to call school law a success. Education Week.
Stoddard, L.
(2004, May 26). Profile. UIC News, 22(32),
3.
Vogt, M. E.
(2004, August/September). Book reading drops, says new survey. Reading Today, 6.
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