Why Kids Can't Read: Challenging the Status Quo in Education

ISBN 10: 1578863821 / ISBN 13: 9781578863822

Published by R&L Education, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Why Kids Can't Read: Challenging the Status Quo in Education
• Publisher: R&L Education
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1578863821
• ISBN 13: 9781578863822
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

This book takes the reader stepbystep through an understanding of the research on reading and ways in which parents and educators can make a difference in the learning ability of every student in our nation's schools.

About the Author

Phyllis Blaunstein is senior counsel at Widmeyer Communications. She is a national leader in education policy and public engagement. As a long-standing advocate for an effective education for all children, she has actively promoted the use of research to inform instruction.

Reid Lyon is executive vice president for Research and Evaluation at Higher Ed Holdings and Whitney InterNational University Systems. He was an advisor to President and Mrs. Bush on education research and policies and a research psychologist at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. He has been a classroom teacher, university professor, and research scientist.