Schools That Work: Where All Children Read and Write - Softcover

Schools That Work offers a clear view of how schools must change if they are to meet the increased demands of education for the 21st century. Allington and Cunningham wrote this book because elementary schools are facing increased pressures to develop high levels of reading and writing proficiency for ALL students. This book argues that the only route to that goal is systematic reform that encompasses virtually, all areas of elementary school organization, and planning; with an emphasis on developing the expertise of classroom teachers. At the same time creating an organizational framework that fosters expert teaching in every classroom. Schools That Work picks up where the coauthor's other book, Classrooms That Work: They Can All Read and Write, leaves off, with a focus on how to craft school organization plans that foster expert classroom teaching.

Richard L. Allington is the Fien Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of Florida, Gainesville. He was a co-recipient of the Albert J. Harris Award from the International Reading Association for his "contributions to the better understanding of reading and learning disabilities". Dick is also a past president of the National Reading Conference and has been elected to membership in the Reading Hall of Fame. He is the author of over 100 research articles and several books, including Classrooms That Work: They Can all Read and Write, Schools that Work: All Children Readers and Writers, and What Really Matters for Struggling Readers. Patricia M. Cunningham is a professor of Education at Wake Forest University. She has authored and co-authored several books promoting literacy, including Phonics They Use: Words For Reading And Writing, Reading And Writing In Elementary Classrooms: Strategies And Observations, Teachers In Action: The K-5 Chapters From Reading And Writing In Elementary Schools, and Classrooms That Work: They Can All Read And Write.