2008 Newsletters

• Meet the Nine Student Winners of the 2008 READ 180 All-Star Awards
• Summer Reading Rocks by Scholastic Implementation Consultant, Becky Bone
• Act Like a Teacher, Think Like a Student by READ 180 Classroom Teacher, Katheryn Fitzgerald
• Reading Can Really Take You Places by READ 180 Classroom Teacher, Andrea Barnes
• And more!

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• First ever gold-standard study of adolescent reading intervention reveals significant gains with READ 180® – the treatment that works.
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• Engaging students for success in the rBook
• Success is a package deal from READ 180 Coordinator, Dr. Shirley Elledge
• Introducing Grolier Online READ 180 Edition
• The three M's of effectively differentiating instruction
• And more!

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2007 Newsletters

• READ 180 Teacher Wins Makeover for Herself - and Her Classroom
• Anchoring your rBook Workshops Through Personal Connections
• A Games Approach to READ 180 from Eboni Grant-Burts
• READ 180 Web site Teacher Resources and Support, featuring: rBook Instruction by Dr. Kate Kinsella and rBook Projects
• And much more!

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• Meet the 2007 READ 180 Outstanding Educator: Betty Lewing
• A Letter From the Editor, Patrick Daley on gearing up for back to school with the READ 180 Community
• Nominate a READ 180 Educator in your district for the 2008 READ 180 Outstanding Educator Award
• READ 180 In the News: "Teachers Seek Out Software to Help Students' Reading"
• Teacher Talk: "The Back to School Transition" by Sandra Blair, educator of 2007 READ 180 All-Star, Florentina
• "Put Me In, Coach" by READ 180 Master Educator, Ask Noelle
• Web Resources: Exploring the READ 180 Content-Area Connection Web Links
• On the Web: READ 180 Honors and Awards; nominate a student, educator, school, or district online today
• Expert advise from master READ 180 educator, NOELLE, on student engagement and motivation
• Ty's Tech Tips: Technology Tips and Answers for your READ 180 implementation
• Special Offer for your Striving Readers: 10% READ 180 Enterprise Edition Resources for Content-Area Reading. Offer valid 10/1/2007-11/30/2007.
• READ 180 Community Events: Back to School Fall Raffle. Submit a Tip, Win a Prize!

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2006 Newsletters

Newsletter 10, August 2006
Find articles and information on:

• Meet the 2006 All-Stars
• A Letter From the Editor: Overcoming First Day Apprehension
• "$16.6 Million Grant to Help Struggling Readers at Massachusetts Schools"
• "READ 180 and English-Language Learners: When do you bring them together?"--A READ 180 teacher from Pelham, AL shares her story
• READ 180 In the News: "Students Reverse Course In Reading" by Ruth Roberts, Brentwood Press, Brentwood, CA
• "The Power of Results": Scholastic proudly announces a new search tool on www.read180.com
• Expert advise from master READ 180 educator, NOELLE, on motivating returning students to the READ 180 classroom
• Ty's Tech Tips: Technology Tips for your READ 180 Implementation
• Special Offer for your Striving Readers: 10% Off Scholastic Action Book Collections

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Newsletter 9, June 2006
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• Four International Center for Leadership in Education Scholarships Awarded to READ 180 Students
• High School Roundtable Puts New Ideas Into Action
• "Working Together Is the Key"--Two READ 180 teachers from Hammond, IN share their stories
• New and Improved Message Boards Go Live!
• New to the Adolescent Literacy Resource Center: Reading Next: Vision for Action and Research in Middle and High Schools
• READ 180 In the News: "Turning Readers Around" by Barbara Hollingsworth, The Capital Journal, Topeka, KS
• Expert advise from master READ 180 educator, NOELLE, on integrating new students into the READ 180 classroom
• Ty's Tech Tips: Technology Tips for your READ 180 Implementation
• Upcoming Events: Join Us for Scholastic's Inaugural READ 180 National Summer Institute
• Special Offer for your Striving Readers: Save 10% Off Scholastic Reading Collections and Materials for your Striving Readers

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Newsletter 8, January 2006
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• Phoenix Union High School District Increases Test Scores by 33%
• Phoenix Union High School District Increases Test Scores by 33%
• Phoenix Union High School District Increases Test Scores by 33%
• Visit READ 180's New Community Pages
• Help Your Students Select the Right Books
• A look at Ernest B. Fleishman, Ed.D.'s, "Adolescent Literacy: A National Reading Crisis"
• Providing Your READ 180 Students with More Choice through several supplementary independent reading libraries
• Ty's Tech Tips: Technology Tips for your READ 180 Implementation
• Scholastic Reminds you about the many Upcoming Publishing Events
• Special Offer: 20% Off FX Books

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2005 Newsletters

Newsletter 7, September 2005
Find articles and information on:

• Introducing READ 180 Enterprise Edition
• Setting Up Your READ 180 Classroom for a Successful Year
• Best-Practice Implementation: A Guide for The First Three Weeks of READ 180
• Getting Parents Involved in READ 180, by Peggy Mulvihill, Kansas City, MO
• Ty's Tech Tips: Technology Tips for your READ 180 Implementation
• School Success Story: J.J. Jones Intermediate School, Mount Airy, NC
• Student Success Story: Julio Amaga from Newport Mesa Unified School District, CA

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Newsletter 6, May 2005
Find articles and information on:

• The 2005 READ 180 All-Star Award Recipients
• READ 180 success stories
• READ 180 and classroom management, written by a READ 180 teacher
• How to make SRI work in your class
• Student book reviews
• READ 180 mini-conference held in Anaheim, CA
• Tips for wrapping up your classroom for the year end

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• How to nominate a student to be a READ 180 All-Star
• READ 180 and English-Language Learners
• Getting Parents Involved
• Enhancing Your READ180 Collections
• Introducing READ 180 Plus - new for Stage A
• Student Success Story, written by READ 180 teacher, Kristi Worthington

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2004 Newsletters

Newsletter 4, December 2004
Find articles and information on:

• Third annual READ 180 Advisory Board meeting in New York City
• Connecting with the READ 180 community online
• Using READ 180 as a summer school program
• A High School Success Story: An interview with Lori Lambert, District Reading Facilitator, Huntington Beach, CA
• READ 180 Keeps Turning Lives Around: Profiles on six READ 180 students
• Tips on assessment and reporting

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Newsletter 3, October 2004
Find articles and information on:

• Keeping Up the Good Work
• READ 180 Just Got Even Better: NEW READ 180 content
• Monitoring Your Progress
• Classroom Setup
• Technology Tips for the READ 180 User
• Tips for Involving Parents

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Newsletter 2, June 2004
Find articles and information on:

• New READ 180 Topic CDs and Paperbacks
• High School Literacy Summit
• Tips on Encouraging Summertime Reading
• End of Year Closing Tips
• Using Read Aloud Plays for Fluency and Phonics Instruction
• All-Star Award Winners

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Newsletter 1, March 2004
Find articles and information on:

• Installing READ 180 Version 1.5
• Liz Ramos’s Success Story
• Solutions for English-Language Learners (ELLs)
• Test-Taking Strategies for Struggling Readers

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