   Program developers at DSC, understanding the power of a supportive context for reading, collaborated with leading after-school organizations to create a program that fosters literacy and builds character. Here are experts’ suggestions—especially applicable in nonschool settings—for promoting literacy: Listen to good literature.
Notes 1. Lucy McCormick Calkins, The Art of Teaching Reading (New York: Allyn & Bacon, 2000). 2. Michael Pressley, Effective Beginning Reading Instruction: The Rest of the Story from Research (Washington: National Education Association, 2002). 3. Donna E. Alvermann, "Effective Literacy Instruction for Adolescents," (Athens, GA: University of Georgia), http://www.coe.uga.edu/lle/faculty/alvermann/effective.pdf. 4. Anne Cunningham and Keith Stanovich. “What Principals Need to Know About Reading,” Principal 83 no. 2 (2003): 34-39. 5. National AfterSchool Association (NAA), NAA Standards for Quality School-Age Care (Charlestown, MA: NAA, 1998).
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