Adolescents deserve access to a wide variety of reading material that they can and want to read.

Biancarosa, G., & Snow, C.E. (2004). Reading next - A vision for action and research in middle and high school literacy: A report from Carnegie Corporation of New York Alliance for Excellent Education.Washington, DC

Adolescents deserve instruction that builds both the skill and desire to read increasingly complex materials.

Routman, Regie. (2003). Reading Essentials. Heinemann Press, Portsmouth, NH.

Adolescents deserve expert teachers who model and provide explicit instruction in reading comprehension and study strategies across the curriculum.

Tovani, Cris (2000). I Read It, But I Don’t Get It. Stenhouse Publishers

Adolescents deserve teachers who understand the complexities of individual adolescent readers, respect their differences, and respond to their characteristics

Moore, D. W., Bean, T. W., Birdyshaw, D., & Rycik, J. A. (1999). Adolescent Literacy: A Position Statement. International Reading Association