Shannon: ramblings
 
For further study...

A high school English teacher friend of mine gave me a list of books that she found useful on this subject.

Reading Don't Fix No Chevys by Jeffrey D. Wilhelm

Reconceptualizing the Literacies in Adolescents' Lives (2nd ed) by Alvermann, Hinchman, Moore, Phelps, & Waff

Principled Practices for Adolescent Literacy: A Framework for Instruction and Policy by Sturtevant, Boyd, Brozo, Hinchman, Moore, & Alvermann

Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy

The Pleasures of Children's Literature by Perry Nodelman and Mavis Reimer

Researchers who have articles worth reading:
Dr. Richard Vacca
Dr. R. Marzano
Dr. John Pikulski
Dr. Timothy Shanahan
Dr. Kathleen Brown
Dr. Peter Afflerbach