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Some of the research on which the Guidelines booklet is based:

Research Reports


12014 Beating the Odds: Teaching Middle and High School Students to Read and Write Well. Judith A. Langer. Also available in  American Educational Research Journal, 38(4) 837-880, Winter 2001.

 
12002 Excellence in English in Middle and High School: How Teachers’ Professional Lives Support Student Achievement. Judith A. Langer. Also available in American Educational Research Journal, 37(2), 397-439.
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Case Studies

The following site-specific case studies profile teachers, teams of teachers, and central office administrators.


12003 Interactions between Central Office Language Arts Administrators and Exemplary English Teachers, and the Impact on Student Performance. Carla Confer.
 
12004 Beating the Odds Over Time: One District's Perspective. Sallie Snyder.
 
12005 A Lifelong Middle School Teacher Never Stops Learning: The Case of Cathy Starr. Eija Rougle.
 
12006 Vocational School Teacher Engages Students in High Level Reading and Writing: The Case of Janas Masztal. Steven Ostrowski.
 
12008 Collegial Support and Networks Invigorate Teaching: The Case of Marsha S. Slater. Ester Helmar-Salasoo with Sally Kahr.
 
13001 Achieving High Quality Reading and Writing in an Urban Middle School: The Case of Gail Slatko. Tanya Manning.
 
13002 How English is Taught and Learned in Four Exemplary Middle and High School Classrooms. Steven Ostrowski.
 
13005 Teaming to Teach English to International High School Students: A Case Study. Paola Bonissone.
 
13008 Collegial Networks: A Team of Sixth-Grade Teachers in a Two-Way Bilingual Program. Gladys I. Cruz.

All CELA-published materials may be downloaded (using the links above) or ordered from CELA by printing out the order form and mailing it to CELA with payment. (Price information available on the first page of each report).


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