Evan Ortlieb

TL;DR: In this paper, a qualitative case study using observations, interviews, and questionnaires to highlight teacher efficacy from four first grade teachers was conducted to reveal some of the issues that influence as well as hinder instructional reform within that setting.

TL;DR: A large-scale national survey of specialized literacy professionals was designed to answer questions about responsibilities, including leadership, and preparation for these roles as mentioned in this paper, indicating that roles have changed and require more focus on leadership, specialists must be nimble, and they require more in-depth preparation to handle the leadership demands of their positions.

TL;DR: The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were recently recognized as the hottest topic in the field of literacy education as mentioned in this paper, however, the unintended consequences of this intense focus is that literacy priorities have shifted away from other important topics, particularly those involving children and youth who may fail to meet these new rigorous standards.

TL;DR: The authors examined the effectiveness of using the online digital reading environment to increase elementary students' comprehension within a reading clinic and found that after controlling for initial reading achievement, there was a main effect for condition on comprehension.

TL;DR: In order to increase the likelihood of success at the higher education level, several newly hired faculty members at a four-year university created the new faculty guild by which they would share scholarly progress, insight into effective teaching strategies, thoughts/ideas of possible research investigations, and solace for one another as discussed by the authors.