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• Literacy Study Group Report- This was a presentation given by the Study Group on Literacy at the September 26, 2008 Statewide meeting of the Task Force.
• Quality Indicators - Literacy-
  1. Early Literacy Instructional Practice
  2. Adolescent Literacy (Middle Level)
  3. Adolescent Literacy (High School)
  4. Specially Designed and Intensive Reading for Students with Disabilities
  5. Systemic Support 

• Book: A Land We can Share: Teaching Literacy to Students with Autism- by Paula Kluth and Kelly Chandler-Olcot isbn: 978-1-55766-855-4 paperback Teachers are going to love this book! Passionate and practical, it moves beyond "sight words" and other functional literacy skills and provides the know-how for bringing quality, meaningful literacy instruction to students with autism. Authored by respected, dynamic scholars in autism and literacy, the book breaks new ground as it focuses specifically on ways in which educators can improve literacy outcomes for students with autism spectrum disorders in Grades K–12 classrooms.
• Improving Assessment and Accountability for English Language Learners in the No Child Left Behind Act- Washington, DC – A report by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S., examining the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) on English language learners (ELLs) concludes that while the law has not been implemented adequately, it holds considerable promise for closing the achievement gap between ELLs and other students.
• Report on the National Literacy Panel for Language Mintority Children & Youth