Chmura, Gail. (1999). "Using Reading Strategies to Help Computer Science Students Better Understand Technical Material." Oakton High School. Fairfax County Public Schools.

This high school computer science teacher studied what happens when she uses the CLOZE reading strategy with her computer science students to help them understanding programming concepts found in technical reading materials.

Painter, Diane. (1999). What happens when students use their reading, process writing, and creative design skills to create multimedia presentations?" Deer Park School, Centreville, VA. Fairfax County Public Schools.

A team of teachers at Deer Park Elementary School won a National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) teacher research grant to study what literacy skills students in the elementary grades use when researching topics and creating multimedia presentations on those topics.

Poole, Barbara & Smith, Kerry. (2000). "Finding the link to independent reading." Deer Park School, Centreville, VA. Fairfax County Public Schools.

Two fourth grade teachers wanted to know whether or not their reading incentive programs were truly effective in helping to encourage children to read independently. This research project focuses on the types of programs they have developed, the attitudes the students displayed and expressed about reading independently, and the teachers' thoughts on what reading programs and approaches to reading that they may want to implement in the future.

White, Lee. (2000). "What happens when first graders work with reading buddies in an electronic literacy program?" Deer Park School, Centreville, VA. Fairfax County Public Schools.

A team of first, third and fourth grade teachers won an Impact II Inquiry Grant to study the effective uses of WiggleWorks, an electronic literacy program for students in primary grades. In this study, grade one students worked with older peer buddies in grades three and four as they engaged in the program activities.

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