Bev, I've found this blog to be a great source of professional resources I should check out - so thanks for the reference to Newkirk's new book. I'm going to order it!
In the meantime - have you come across the new Stenhouse publication, Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It? Kelly Gallagher is the author, with a foreward by Richard Allington. He's another one who gets it! Phyllis _______________________________________________ Understand mailing list Understand@literacyworkshop.org http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org