Out of Sorts : A Model for Reading Intervention

National reading levels are dropping at alarming rates. The data proves it. But what can be done to inspire at-risk and struggling students to read?

The answer is simple: the Literacy Logic program.

Out of Sorts details the process for this approach, which centers on student engagement as well as accountability. It’s a multidisciplinary and multisensory program that focuses on revitalizing at-risk students’ interest in reading. This guide not only talks about the program but also directly breaks down how to implement it, including how to identify the students who need it most.

Based on well-researched methods, this strategy-based instruction encourages student responsibility through group conferencing and data collection. Literacy Logic is a hands-on, low-tech program that suits any demographic or school environment.

Proven to improve grade-level growth, the Literacy Logic program is a reading-intervention program that should be in the tool kit of every teacher in every school district across America.

Mark John Boles has been an educator for twenty-one years-twelve years as an English teacher and nine as a Reading Specialist. Boles has a Master's Degree in English Literature from Rutgers University and a second Master's in Reading from Kean University.

Mary Catherine Guba has twenty years of experience as an educator. She taught special education, was a Reading Specialist, and served as an Instructional Supervisor. She is a graduate of Monmouth University, where she received her Master's Degree in Reading. She also earned a degree in Educational Administration from NJ EXCEL, a program of the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association.