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Tables of Contents for America Reads
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Note From the Series Editors
ix
Foreword
xiii
Preface
xv
Acknowledgments
xxv
Part One Contextualizations
The Study
3
13
The Making of America Reads: A Public View of the Policy
16
19
The Federal Government and America Reads: The Hidden Agenda
35
17
Part Two A Critical Case Study
Institutional Commitment: The Story of America Reads at Penn State
52
31
Five Schools Take on the Challenge
83
23
Implications of This Study
106
17
Appendix A Explanation of Data Collection and Analysis
123
5
Appendix B Time Line of America Reads
128
6
Appendix C Standards for the English Language Arts
134
2
Appendix D De Fords Theoretical Orientation to Reading Profile
136
3
References
139
10
Author Index
149
3
Subject Index
152