Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-210) and index.
Contents
Foreword by Tom Romano -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- View in the rearview mirror -- New understanding - same challenges -- Creating a literate environment -- Meeting the students where they are -- Voices within and without -- World is our testbook -- Supporting real choices -- Going around the edges -- "It was the best of items, it was the worst of times..." -- "That one wonder of a child..." -- Living a meaningful life -- Appendix A: Research methodology -- Appendix B: Surveys -- Appendix C: Assessment: Samples of assessment/evaluation prompts -- Appendix D: Students as researchers: Student-generated reading interview survey -- References -- Literary references -- Resource references.