America’s most literate cities (2007).  http://www.ccsu.edu/AMLC07/Default.htm Focuses on the results of the most recent study to determine the most literate city in the United States. The six key indicators of literacy: newspaper circulation, number of bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment, and Internet resources are explored, and a top 10 listing of cities is given.

Braunger, J. & Lewis, J. P. (2006). Building a knowledge base in reading, 2nd Ed. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.  Presents a synthesis of current reading research and the instructional implications of the research.

Cassidy, J. & Cassidy, D. (2008). What’s hot for 2008. Reading Today, 25 (4), 1, 10-11.  See also: http://www.reading.org/publications/reading_today/samples/RTY-0802-hotlist.html  Presents the results of interviews with important reading professionals in the United States as to what are the hot topics in literacy education and how those topics have changed over the years.

Clarkson, R. & Betts, H. (2007). Attitudes toward reading at ages nine and eleven: Research Summary .  Slough, NFER.  http://www.nfer.ac.uk/research-areas/pims-data/summaries/attitudes-to-reading-at-ages-9-and-11.cfm  Presents the results of a recent study to determine the attitudes of U.K. students toward reading. 

Farstrup, A. (2008).  RTI: A Vital concern for reading professionals. Reading Today 25 (3), 17.  See also:  http://www.reading.org/publications/reading_today/samples/RTY-0712-rti.html  Discusses the implications of the Response to Intervention stipulations of the recent reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act in the United States.

International Association for Educational Development (2007).  TIMSS 2007 and TIMSS Advanced, 2008. Presents the results and implications of the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study.

International Comparative Studies in Education Descriptions of Large Scale Assessments and Case Studies.   http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/icse/study_n.html

International Literacy Explorer (N.D.)  http://www.literacyonline.org/Projects/explorer/overview.html  Explores the impact of literacy on economic and social development around the world.  

International Reading Association (2007).  International Reading Achievement: Insights into Policy and Practice Using PISA/PIRLS Data. Presents the results and implications of recent findings from the PISa and PIRLS data.  

Langer, J. , et. al.   Guidelines for teaching middle and high school students to read and write well: Six feature of effective instruction. Albany, NY: National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement, 2000. See also: http://cela.albany.edu/publication/brochure/guidelines.pdf  Presents research-based strategies and why they are important in the classroom.

 Literacy trust. (2008). What’s hot What’s Not 2008  See also:  http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/research/WHWN2008.html, http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/research/What%27s_hot_2008.pdf http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/research/What%27s_hot_2008.pdf  Presents the results of the What’s Hot, What’s Not interviews with literacy professionals in the U. K.

National Assessment of Educational Progress (2007). The Nation’s report card.  Presents the results from the most recent administration of NAEP in the United States. http://nationsreportcard.gov/reading_2007/

 OECD Program for International Student Assessment. (2007) http://timss.bc.edu/pirls2006/intl_rpt.html  Presents the results of surveys of 15-year-olds in the principal industrialized countries to see what knowledge and skills students have attained.

 PISA/ PIRLS Spotlight Global Trends. (2008). Reading Today 25 (4), 1, 4, 5. See also:  http://www.reading.org/publications/reading_today/samples/RTY-0802-pisa.html  Summarizes the results of the latest PISA and PIRLS assessments and presents trends and recommendations based on the data.

Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (2006). http://timss.bc.edu/pirls2006/intl_rpt.html  Discusses the results and implications of a study of primary literacy in over 40 countries.

http://blog.reading.org   Links to major newspaper and organizations around the world.  Visit this site regular to receive the latest press pieces about literacy concerns.  Most links are to sites in the United States, but world-wide papers and agencies are included.

 http://dww.ed.gov/disclaimer.cfm?[/index.cfm?]  This Doing What Works website helps educators identify and make use of effective teaching strategies and resources for instruction.

 http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/readamillion/resourcesforresearch.htm  Resources for research on reading.  Links to major sites reporting and publishing research on literacy issues.

 http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001572/157267E.pdf  Presents the report of the Arab region on the Education for All initiative of UNESCO.

http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001297/129777e.pdf  Summary report, Education for All, Is the World On Track?  UNESCO 2002 EFA Global Monitoring Report