In This Issue

Editor's Message

Amanda Volponi

Jeremy Coster

Action Research

Effective Comprehension Strategies with Nonfiction Texts for Fifth Grade: An Action Research Study

Robin Applegarth

Megan Leonard

Beth Schmidt

Karen Shanahan

Listening and Silent Reading a Comparison Between Listening to Text and Silently Reading: Selected Features and Their Impact on Students’ Comprehension

Christine Burns-Piscitelli

Ann Malinowski

Laura McDonnell

Dorothy Zelechowski

The Impact of Expository Text Structure Knowledge on Fifth and Eighth Grade Students’ Expository Writing

Susan Lareau

Joseph Pandolfio

Deborah Rand

Carolyn Turner

Effects of Classroom Literacy Activities and Environments Developed to Motivate Boys

Chandra Karhu 

Kelly Lenihan

Michelle Marzi 

Kimberly Pirro-Robinson

Visual Literacy Strategies Employed by Preschool, Kindergarten, and First Grade Teachers in Their Classrooms

Lauren Boudo

Melissa Fava

Shari Kovel

Shannon Stamm

Kim Zimmerman

Reviews of Literature 

Vocabulary Acquisition and Reading Comprehension

Melissa Abate