The professional articles listed below give you a discussion of the reading and writing connection as well as valuable information about the research base for the Reader's Handbook. If you find an article you'd like to read, simply click on the link below it to display it online or to download it in PDF format. To read a PDF file, you need Acrobat Reader. Download Acrobat Reader. The Challenge of High School Readers by Jim Burke (PDF) In "The Challenge of High School Readers," Jim Burke examines why some students won't read and why others can't read what their teachers assign. Burke focuses on strategies and tools teachers can help students use to become effective and independent readers of the many different types of text students encounter in all subject areas. The article also stresses how the reading process outlined in the Reader's Handbook enables students to face the different challenges they face on the page and in the classroom while in high school. Reader's Handbook, Grades 9-12, Research Base by April D. Nauman, Ph.D. (PDF) The Reader's Handbook for grades 9-12 includes strategies endorsed by researchers, teacher educators, and classroom teachers. In this comprehensive article, the author details the research studies underpinning the strategies in each unit of the Reader's Handbook. For more information, contact us!