In this new edition, Rona F. Flippo revisits her 2001 Expert Study, in which she set out to find common ground among experts in field of reading research, taking a fresh look at it and its implications in light of current thinking and research.

Part I: The Study, Findings, and Experts' Points of View: Revisited Chapter 1 About the "Expert Study": Report and Original Findings. Rona F. Flippo Chapter 2 Point of View: Richard C. Anderson. Linda G. Fielding Chapter 3 Point of View: On Being an "Expert" with a Point of View. Brian Cambourne Chapter 4 Point of View: My Point of View. Edward Fry Chapter 5 Point of View: Always a Teacher: From Teacher to Teacher Educator to Researcher. Yetta M. Goodman Chapter 6 Point of View: When a Researcher Studies Writers in Their Classrooms. Jane Hansen Chapter 7 Point of View: Jerome C. Harste. Diane DeFord Chapter 8 Point of View: Wayne R. Otto. Robert T. Rude Chapter 9 Point of View: Global Perspectives on Teaching Children to Read English. Scott G. Paris Chapter 10 Point of View: Life in the Radical Middle. P. David Pearson Chapter 11 Point of View: George Spache. Richard D. Robinson Chapter 12 Point of View: Principled Pluralism, Cognitive Flexibility, and New Contexts for Reading. Rand J. Spiro, Paul Morsink, and Benjamin Forsyth Part II: What We Know About Literacy: Revisited Chapter 13 Multicultural Considerations and Diverse Students. Kathryn H. Au Chapter 14 Motivation to Read. Jacquelynn A. Malloy and Linda B. Gambrell Chapter 15 Emergent Writing Development and Second-Language Learners. David B. Yaden and Joan M. Tardibuono Chapter 16 Communication and Collaboration with Parents, Families and Communities. Timothy V. Rasinski Chapter 17 Literacy Instruction: Toward a Comprehensive, Scientific, and Artistic Literacy Curriculum. Nancy Padak and Timothy V. Rasinski Part III: Toward a Common Ground: Revisited Chapter 18 A Focus on Policy-Driven Literacy Practices, the Media, and the Work of Reading Professionals. Maryann Mraz and Richard T. Vacca. Chapter 19 A Focus on the NAEP Data. Jay R. Campbell Chapter 20 A Focus on Literacy Trends and Issues Today. Jack Cassidy and Corinne Valadez Chapter 21 A Focus on Struggling Readers: A Comparative Analysis of Expert Opinion and Empirical Research Recommendations. Cindy D. Jones, D. Ray Reutzel and John