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Literacy and Reading
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Databases
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
Social Sciences Citation Index
Journals
BU has digital access to approximately 35,000 current journals. Additionally, BU has
print subscriptions to about 10,000 journals.
To determine if we have a journal available electronically, search the
eJournal Locator. To find out if we have a print copy of a journal, search the Library's
Catalog. Both of these search tools may be found on the top page of the Library's
Website.
The best way to find journal articles on a particular topic or by a
particular author is to search appropriate databases. The primary
databases in Education are listed on, and accessible from, the Education
eResources Guide.Selected e-journals subscriptions in Literacy and Reading:
Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal 2007+
Australian Journal of Language and Literacy 1997+
Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy 1996+
Journal of College Reading and Learning 1997+
Journal of Reading Education 2005+
Journal of Research in Reading 1997+
Language and Literacy 1999+
Literacy Learning 2007+
Literacy Today 2002+
New England Reading Association Journal 1996+
Reading and Writing 2005+
Reading and Writing Quarterly 1997+
Reading Horizons 1996+
Reading Improvement 1996+
Reading Psychology 1999+
Reading Research and Instruction 1995+
Reading Research Quarterly 2001+
Reading Teacher 1990+
Reading Today 1994+
Books
Subject headings for library catalog:
language arts
literature study and teaching
reading (elementary)
reading (secondary)
content area reading
reading teachers
composition (language arts)
english language composition and exercises
Adolescent Literacy Research and Practice Mugar LB 1632 A27 2004
Advocacy Research in Literacy Education: Seeking Higher Ground Mugar LC 149 C456 2007
Closing the Literacy Gap Education LB 1050.5 G848 2006
Connecting Standards and Assessment Through Literacy Education LB 3060.83 C65 2005
Content Area Literacy Instruction for the Elementary Grades Education LB 1576 A6158 2004
Content Reading and Literacy: Succeeding in Today's Diverse Classrooms Education LB 1050.455 A47 2007
Creating Literacy Instruction for All Students Education LB1573 G93 2008
Creating Literacy-rich Preschool and Kindergartens Education LB 1140.5 L3 S63 2008
Diagnosis and Improvement in Reading Instruction Education LB 1050.42 R83 2007
Early Reading Assessment Education Reference X LB 1525.75 R38 2004
ERS Focus On Writing To Learn Across The Curriculum Education LB1631 .E77 2005
Handbook of Early Childhood Literacy Education Reference X LB 1139.5 L35 H36 2003
Handbook of Early Literacy Research Education Reference X LB 1139.5 L35 H37 2001
Handbook of Writing Research Education Reference PE1404 .H358 2006
Learning To Write, Writing To Learn : Theory And Research In Practice Education LB1576 .L374 2005
Literacies of Power: What Americans Are Not Allowed to Know Mugar LC 196.5.U6 M23 2006
Literacy Dictionary Education Reference X LB 1049.98 L58 1995
Reading and Responding in the Middle Grades: Approaches for all Classrooms Education LB 1632 G345 2007
Reading Problems : Assessment and Teaching Strategies Education LB 1050.5 R53 2006
Reading Specialists and Literacy Coaches in the Real World Education LB 1050.2 V64 2007
Reading / Writing Connections in the K-2 Classroom : Find the Clarity and Then Blur the Lines Education LB 1528 M47 2006
Re-reading Families : the Literate Lives of Urban Children, Four Years Later Education LC 5131 C617 2007
Research On Composition : Multiple Perspectives On Two Decades Of Change Mugar PE1404 .S596 2006
Rethinking Preparation for Content Area Teaching: The Reading Apprenticeship Approach Mugar LB 1050.455 R48 2005
Strategies to Enhance Literacy and Learning in Middle School Content Area Classrooms Education LB 1573 I73 2007
Teaching Adolescents Who Struggle with Reading : Practical Strategies Education LB 1632 M62 2006
Teaching Children to Read and Write : Becoming an Effective Literacy Teacher Education LB 1576 R79 2006
Teaching Grammar Through Writing : Activities To Develop Writer's Craft In All Students In Grades 4-12 Education LB1576 .P62 2008
Teaching Reading in the Middle Grades : Understanding and Supporting Literacy Development Education LB 1632 R93 2005
Toolkit For Teachers Of Literacy Education LB1576 .N387 2007
What Really Matters for Struggling Readers : Designing Research-based Programs Education LB 1050.5 A45 2006
Write For Insight : Empowering Content Area Learning, Grades 6-12 Education LB1576 .S854 2006
Websites
Children's and Young Adult Literature
Cognitive Foundation of Learning to Read: A Framework
International Reading Association
National Center for Family Literacy