PALS Research

The list below provides a sampling of published works related to PALS.

Donat, D.J. (2006). Reading their way: A balance approach that increases achievement. Reading and Writing Quarterly, 22, 305–323.

Donat, D.J. (2003). Reading their way: A balance of phonics and whole language. The Scarecrow Press, Inc.: Lanham, MD.

Gillon, G. (in press). Computer education for teachers: Integrating technology into classroom teaching. Guilford Press: New York.

Howell, J.L., Partridge, H.A., Landrum, T.J., & Invernizzi, M.A. (2003-2004). A look back on seven years of PALS and Virginia's EIRI. Reading in Virginia, 26, 74-77.

Justice, L.M. (2002). An embedded-explicit model of emergent literacy intervention for young at-risk children. Manuscript in review for publication.

Justice, L.M., Chow, S., Capellini, C., Flanigan, K., & Colton, S. (in press). Emergent literacy intervention for vulnerable preschoolers: A comparison of two approaches. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.

Justice, L., Invernizzi, M., & Meier, J. (2002). Designing and implementing an early literacy screening protocol: Suggestions for the speech-language pathologist . Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 33, 84-101.

Invernizzi, M. & Meier, J. (1999). PALS and Virginia's Early Intervention Reading Initiative. Reading in Virginia: The Library Journal of the Virginia State Reading Association.

Meier, J. & Invernizzi, M. (2001). Book Buddies in the Bronx: Testing a model for America reads.  Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk, 6(4), 319-333.

Meier, J. & Sullivan, A.K. (2004). Spotlight schools: Success stories from high-risk kindergartens. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 20(3), 285-304.

Partridge, H., Invernizzi, M., Meier, J. & Sullivan, A. (2003, November/December). Linking assessment and instruction via web-based technology: A case study of a statewide early literacy initiative.  Reading Online, 7(3).

Partridge, H., & Sullivan, A. (2000, Fall). Virginia’s Early Intervention Reading Initiative & Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) . TEMPO Weekly Reader, (4)2.

Purcell, T., Sullivan, A., Welsch, J., & Justice, L. (2001). Activities for teaching early literacy skills: Getting more mileage out of materials! Children and Families, XV (4), 26–30.

Rathvon, N. (2004). Early reading assessment: A handbook for practitioners. Guilford Press: New York.

Shaywitz, S. (2003). Overcoming dyslexia. New York: Alfred A. Knopf Publishing.

Sullivan, A., Welsch, J., & Justice, L. (2002). Descriptive analysis of preschool children’s performance on early literacy screening (under review).

Sullivan, A., Welsch, J., Justice, L., Purcell, T., & Partridge, H. (2002). Assessing early literacy skills: Finding effective ways to support children’s individual learning styles and development . Children and Families, XVI, 2, 22-25.

Walpole, S., Justice, L. M., & Invernizzi, M.A. (2004). Closing the gap between research and practice: Case study of school-wide literacy reform. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 20(3), 261-283.

Welsch, J., Sullivan, A. & Justice, L. (2003), That's my letter: What preschoolers name writing representation can tell us about emergent literacy knowledge. Journal of Literacy Research, 35(2).