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All components of SLSN are research-based. The SLSN Design Committee convened a team of experts to review and select reading /literacy interventions for the SLSN project. Only those interventions that have a research base are included as part of the training series. Listed below are the SLSN interventions and training strategies with their research citations.
- Leadership training based on the work and research of:
- The Charles A. Dana Center - Skra, L., Scheurich, J.J., & Johnson, J.F., Jr. (2000). Equity-driven achievement-focused school districts: A report on systematic school successes in four Texas school districts serving diverse student populations. Austin, TX: University of Texas, Charles A. Dana Center. Retrieved August 13, 2002, from http://www.utdanacenter.org/products/equitydistricts.pdf.
- Albert Shanker Institute - Elmore, R.F. (2000). Building a new structure for school leadership. Washington, DC: Albert Shanker Institute. Retrieved August 13, 2002, from http://www.shankerinstitute.org/Downloads/building.pdf.
- Research-based intensive interventions include:
- Read 180 - Scholastic. (2002). A Summary of Efficacy Studies Using Read 180. Washington, DC: Policy Studies Associates, Inc. (PSA).
- REACH/Corrective Reading - Grossen, B. (2002). Direct Instruction Model for Secondary School. Eugene, OR: Center for Applied Research in Education.
- Language! - Moats, Louisa. (2001). Research and Implementation Results for Language! Longmont, CO: Sopris West.
- High Point- Hampton Brown (2002). High Point Program Description. Carmel, CA: Hampton Brown.
The above intensive interventions meet stringent California criteria for research-based statewide adoption materials.
- Research-based strategic interventions include:
- Strategic Literacy Initiative (SLI) at WestEd - Schoenbach, R., Greenleaf, C., Cziko, C. & Hurwitz, L. (1999). Reading for Understanding: A Guide to Improving Reading in Middle and High School Classrooms. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
- Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) from the University of Kansas - Deshler, D. (2001). SIM Spotlight: SIM to the Rescue? Maybe…Maybe Not! Lawrence, KS: Center for Research on Learning.
- Dr. Kate Kinsella's Strategic Literacy - Kinsella, K. (2002). Vocabulary Front-Loading Strategies To Promote Reading Comprehension in Content Area Classrooms: A Workshop on Academic Literacy Development in Secondary School Contexts.
- Systems training based on the work and research of:
- Elaine McEwan - McEwan, E. (2001). Raising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools: 5 Simple-to-Follow Strategies for Principals. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc. A Sage Publications Company.
- Kathleen Cotton - Cotton, K. (2001). New small learning communities: Findings from recent literature. Portland, OR: Northwest Regional Education Laboratory. Retrieved August 13, 2002, from http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sirs/nslc.pdf.
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