Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank several colleagues who
provided invaluable responses to several versions of this
manuscript. The reviewers provided welcome suggestions
regarding form and substance. We thank them for their time,
expertise, and thoughtful responses.

Kathryn H. Au
Professor
College of Education
University of Hawaii at Manoa

Jeanne S. Chall
Professor Emeritus
Graduate School of Education
Harvard University

James W. Cunningham
Professor of Special Education and Literacy
School of Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Michael Fullan
Dean
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
University of Toronto

Andrew E. Hayes
Associate Professor
Watson School of Education
University of North Carolina at Wilmington

P. David Pearson
Hannah Professor
College of Education
Michigan State University

Neil G. Pedersen
Superintendent
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Robert E. Slavin
Co-Director
Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk/
Center for Social Organization of Schools
Johns Hopkins University

Steven A. Stahl
Professor of Reading Education
College of Education
University of Georgia