Success Across the Curriculum

Taking Away the Struggle to Read in the Middle Grades
Karen Broaddus & Gay Ivey
Following three basic principles can help teachers support all types of readers in the middle grades.

Grading Students with Learning Disabilities in Inclusive Middle Schools
Mary Milleret Ring & Linda Reetz
Adapted grading has a role to play in meeting the needs of students with learning disabilities.

Lessons for Teachers from a Middle School Writers Academy
Dan Rothermel & Kim O'Connell
Six useful lessons for improving student writing were gleaned from a Writers Academy.

Using Literature to Support Mathematical Thinking in Middle School
William P. Bintz & Sara Delano Moore
Literary texts can bring mathematical concepts to life for middle school students.

Teaching Vocabulary to Communicate Mathematically
A. Susan Gay & Steven H. White
Communicating mathematically requires an understanding of mathematical language.

Satisfying Multiple Intelligences and Diverse Talents Through Musical Theater
Kate Lewicki
An exploratory opportunity, where all who want to participate can find a niche, brings out the best in students in so many different ways.

Enhancing the Achievement of All Learners Means High Ability Students Too
Joy L. Navan
Employing strategies that are successful with high ability learners can open up learning for most learners.

Departments

The Editor Reflects
Tom Erb
The Consequences of Ignorance Can Be More Serious than Low Test Scores

Middle School Leadership
Sally N. Clark & Donald C. Clark
Making Leadership for Learning the Top Priority

Research on Middle School Renewal
Peter F. Mulhall, Nancy Flowers, & Steven B. Mertens
Understanding Indicators Related to Academic Performance