No Quick Fix: Rethinking Literacy Programs in America's Elementary Schools

by Richard L. Allington

Book Overview

This classic text introduced the framework for the current Response to Intervention (RTI) initiative. Now that federal education policy has caught up with the research and reform models first... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807733881
• ISBN13: 9780807733882
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The Truth Be Told

Allington is wise and thoughtful. There are so many programs being used to support the RTI model that are turning our children into little fluency machines... plotting their literacy on graphs that mean little or nothing to their literacy lives. As educators, we should all read this book and Allington's other resources that bring the focus back to children, rather than programs. Read this book, you won't be disappointed!

A master researcher presents a master plan for reading intervention

Dr. Allington has bravely fought on the frontline of the "reading wars" for many years. He has always championed the sane, research-based, child- and teacher- friendly approach to teaching reading. His very vocal critics, who were quite vicious at times, have been proven wrong by the complete and utter failure of their approaches through the corrupted Reading First program and the disaster of No Child Left Behind. This book, first written 10 years ago, was a clarion call for sane, sensible approaches to teaching reading to all children. The basis of what is now the mandatory RTI (required under NCLB -- how ironic) is laid out is full research summaries of what actually works in this volume, withthorough explanations of approaches that actually help struggling readers. Highly recommended for the serious, experienced professional who values research-based, proven strategies that aren't manipulated into a political agenda and who wish to avoid the latest fads and empty promises of quick fixes.