Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012). Materials and instruction for reading. Baltimore, MD: Author. 

Literacy Education Today

• “The Reading Achievement Gap”
  Drs. Alfred Tatum, Susan Neuman, and Lesley Morrow comment on the persistence of the reading achievement gap and implications for literacy instruction.
   
• “Factors Associated With Reading Difficulties”
  Dr. Dorothy Strickland and Dr. Richard Allington discuss some of the factors that may influence students’ reading and writing development. Dr. Lori Helman provides information related to struggling English learners.
   
• “Improving Literacy Education”
  Drs. Leslie Morrow, Susan Neuman, Linda Gambrell, Peter Afflerbach, and Alfred Tatum address pressing issues in literacy education. Dr. Alfred Tatum concludes with a personal story and emphasizes the need to use literacy to shape positive life outcomes for students.
   
• “The Need for Change”
  Dr. Alfred Tatum identifies four gaps in literacy education and areas for needed change.
   
• “Characteristics of Effective Literacy Teachers”
  Dr. Leslie Morrow explains what effective literacy teachers do in the classroom to maximize time and literacy learning.