No Quick Fix: Rethinking Literacy Programs in America's Elementary Schools (Language and Literacy) [Paperback]

Richard L. Allington (Editor), Sean Walmsley (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Teachers College Press (January 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807733881
• ISBN-13: 978-0807733882
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,688,300 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Dick Allington is a member of the literacy studies faculty at the University of Tennessee. He is a past-president of the National Reading Conference and the International Reading Association. His university career encompasses both preparing reading specialists and literacy researchers as well as an active research agenda. His research has been funded by the U. S. Department of Education and the National Institutes of Health. Most of his research has focused on studying struggling readers and the nature of the instruction schools provide to these students.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Text, June 27, 2000

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This review is from: No Quick Fix: Rethinking Literacy Programs in America's Elementary Schools (Language and Literacy) (Paperback)

This is a great book that suggests ways to improve literacy today in schools. It explains the need to change in elementary schools. This book is a wonderful resource for all educators!