From Floundering to Fluent

Nicholas D. Young, PhD, has worked in diverse educational roles for more than 28 years, serving as a principal, special education director, graduate professor, graduate program director, graduate dean, and longtime superintendent of schools. He was named the Massachusetts Superintendent of the Year; and he completed a distinguished Fulbright program focused on the Japanese educational system through the collegiate level. Christine N. Michael, PhD, is a more than 40-year educational veteran with a variety of professional experiences. Her previous work has included middle and high school teaching, higher education administration, college teaching, and educational consulting. She has also been involved with Head Start, Upward Bound, national non-profits Foundation for Excellent Schools and College for Every Student, and the federal Trio programs and has published widely on topics in education and psychology. Teresa Allissa Citro is the Chief Executive Officer, Learning Disabilities Worldwide, Inc. and the Founder and President of Thread of Hope, Inc., Ms. Citro is a graduate of Tufts New England Medical School and Northeastern University, Boston. She has co-edited several books on a wide range of topics in special education and has co-authored a popular children’s series I Am Full of Possibilities.

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1.Wrestling with Reading: Understanding the Basics of Reading Disorders and Challenges Nicholas D. Young & Christine N. Michael
2.Spotting Problems Before They Start: Preventing and Remediating Reading Difficulties Jade Wexler, Jeanne Wanzek & Sharon Vaughn
3.Understanding and Promoting the Motivation to Read in Young Children
Elizabeth Jean, Paul L. Morgan, and Douglas Fuchs
4.Designing Successful Reading Comprehension Programs: Promising Instructional
Strategies and Practices
Nicholas D. Young, and Kristen Bonanno-Sotiropoulos
5.Reading in the 21st Century: Utilizing Digital Literacy Practices and Assessments to
Help Struggling Secondary Readers
Melissa A. Mumby and Nicholas D. Young
6.The Power of Peers: Using Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies to Reverse Matthew
Effects in Reading
Paul Morgan, Caressa Young, Douglas Fuchs and Kristen Bonanno-Sotiropoulos
7.Connecting in the Classroom: Collaborative Strategic Reading for Students with
Learning Disabilities
Alison Boardman, Sharon Vaughn & Janette Klinger
8.Beyond the Schoolhouse Door: Promoting Reading Partnerships in the Home and
Community
Christine N. Michael & Nicholas D. Young