News Stories on Reading Strategies
Phoenix School District Finds Reading Program Successful (Arizona Republic)
A school district helps boost students reading abilities and test scores, after enrolling them in a program by the Scholastic Book Co.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0131edpeck31.html
Sounds of Phonics (The Washington Times)
Educators use an instructional approach that combines phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension to teach students how to read. Although this story mentions an elementary school, the strategies discussed can be adapted to other grade levels.