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Reading Text Ratings
Reading Text Ratings
Reading Text Ratings
As a first step in the rating process, required textbooks in reading courses are grouped into
one of four categories according to their content: Core Texts, Supplementary Texts,
Acceptable Overview and Not-Relevant Texts.
Core Texts are broad topic texts that cover all five components of effective reading
instruction.
Supplementary Texts may address one or a combination of components, but not all
five.
Acceptable Overview are research summaries of overviews, not textbooks focused on
reading instruction.
Texts placed in the Not-Relevant category do not address early reading instruction.
Not-applicable texts may be devoted to teacher preparation in other important
literacy areas such as writing instruction or literature appreciation. Not-Relevant texts
are not rated.
Once the text category is determined, evidence is gathered to determine a rating for the core
or supplemental text as being “acceptable” or “not acceptable.” This rating is conducted by
reading experts and is based on a component-specific examination of the accuracy and
scientific basis provided for the following:
Terminology
Assessment procedures
Instruction procedures
In reviewing instruction procedures, the evaluation looks for explicit and systematic
procedures for instruction as the basis for practice and assessment, with appropriate
examples provided.
A text is rated as “acceptable” if the accuracy and scientific basis are acceptable to
exceptional in these three areas for all five components of effective reading instruction
(core textbook) or for the specific component(s) addressed (supplemental).
A text is rated as “unacceptable” if the accuracy and scientific basis are unacceptable in
these three areas for any one of the five components of effective reading instruction (core
textbook) or for the specific component(s) addressed (supplemental). Unacceptable core
and supplemental texts tend to present highly biased opposing viewpoints about reading
science. They provide for one or more of the five components (core) or for the component(s)
addressed (supplemental): 1) limited, not comprehensive, discussion, 2) misleading
information, 3) incorrect definitions, 4) unfounded types of practice, and/or 5) primarily
whole language methods.
McLoughin, James A.; Lewis, Rena B. Assessing Students with Special Needs 7 Core -- Acceptable
Reading Comprehension: New Supplemental --
McNeil, John D. Directions for Classroom Practice 3 Acceptable
McNergney, Robert F.; McNergney, Education: The Practice and Profession
Joanne M. of Teaching 5 Not relevant
The Young Child's Memory for Words:
Developing First and Second Language Supplemental -- Not
Meier, Daniel R. and Literacy Paperback Acceptable
Mercer, Cecil D.; Mercer, Ann R.; Teaching Students with Learning
Pullen, Paige C. Problems 8 Core -- Acceptable
Reading/Writing Connections in the K-
2 Classroom: Find the Clarity and Then Supplemental -- Not
Mermelstein, Lisa Blur the Lines 1 Acceptable
Metsala, Jamie L.; Ehri, Linnea C. Word Recognition in Beginning Literacy 1 Core -- Acceptable
Meyerson, Maria J.; Kulesza, Dorothy Strategies for Struggling Readers and Supplemental -- Not
L. Writers 2 Acceptable
Supplemental -- Not
Michigan Reading Association A View Inside 1 Acceptable
Reading with Meaning: Teaching Supplemental --
Miller, Debbie Comprehension in the Primary Grades Paperback Acceptable
The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Supplemental -- Not
Miller, Donalyn Inner Reader in Every Child 1 Acceptable
Strategies for Developing Emergent
Miller, Wilma Literacy 1 Core -- Not Acceptable
Alternative assessment techniques for
Miller, Wilma H. reading & writing 1 Not relevant
Miller, Wilma H. The Reading Teacher's Survival Kit. 1 Not relevant
Looking Closely and Listening
Mills, Heidi; O'Keefe, Timothy; Carefully: Learning Literacy Through
Jennings, Louise B. Inquiry 1 Core -- Not Acceptable
Teaching Reading To Struggling Supplemental --
Minskoff, Esther Learners 1 Acceptable
LETRS Module 7 Teaching Phonics,
Word Study and the Alphabetic Supplemental --
Moats, Louisa Principle 1 Acceptable
LETRS Spellography for Teachers: How
English Spelling Works, Module 3 Supplemental --
Moats, Louisa C. (Second Edition) 2 Acceptable
LETRS: The Speech sounds of English:
Phonetics, Phonology, and Phoneme
Awareness; Module 2 (LETRS;
Language Essentials for Teachers of Supplemental --
Moats, Louisa C. Reading and Spelling) 2 Acceptable
LETRS: The Challenge of Learning to
Moats, Louisa C.; Tolman, Carol Read (Module 1) 2 Core -- Acceptable
Speech to Print: Language Essentials Supplemental --
Moats, Louisa Cook for Teachers 2 Acceptable
Speech to Print Workbook: Language Supplemental --
Moats, Louisa Cook; Rosow, Bruce L. Exercises for Teachers 2 Acceptable
An Introduction to Language and Supplemental --
Moats, Louisa; Glaser, Deborah Literacy (LETRS Foundations) 1 Acceptable
I See What You Mean: Children at Supplemental --
Moline, Steve Work with Visual Information 1 Acceptable
The Bridge of Vocabulary: Evidence- Supplemental --
Montgomery, Judy K. based Activities for Academic Success 1 Acceptable
More Than Letters: Literacy Activities
for Preschool, Kindergarten and First Supplemental -- Not
Moomaw, Sally; Hieronymus, Brenda Grade 1 Acceptable
Theories of Childhood: An Introduction
to Dewey, Montessori, Erikson, Piaget,
Mooney, Carol Garhart and Vygotsky 1 Not relevant
A Book is a Present: Selecting Text for Supplemental -- Not
Mooney, Margaret E. Intentional Teaching 1 Acceptable
Moore, David W.; Moore, Shannon
Arthur; Cunningham, Patricia M.; Developing Readers and Writers in Supplemental -- Not
Cunningham, James W. Content Areas 6 Acceptable
Reading Conversations: Retrospective
Miscue Analysis with Struggling Supplemental -- Not
Moore, Rita A.; Gilles, Carol J. Readers, Grades 4-12 1 Acceptable
Spirit Whisperers: Teachers Who
Moorman, Chick Nourish a Child's Spirit 1 Not relevant
Early Childhood Education: History,
Morgan, Harry Theory, and Practice 2 Not relevant
Vocabulary Unplugged: 30 Lessons
That Will Revolutionize How You Teach Supplemental --
Morris, Alana Vocabulary K-12 1 Acceptable
Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Supplemental --
Morris, Darrell Problems 1 Acceptable
Supplemental --
Morris, Darrell; Slavin, Robert E. Every Child Reading Paperback Acceptable