The Reading Teacher, "Raising urban students' literacy learning achievement by engaging in authentic, challenging work," May 2007

"The importance of documenting and understanding literacy learning success stories in large urban school districts has become increasingly clear. Upon finding evidence that In2Books was associated with improvements in reading achievement, we attempted to look beneath the surface of those improvements to gain insight into what actually made a difference.

"Looking more deeply, we concluded that something in addition to classroom practices or providing professional development was at work. Consideration of the principles behind the practices revealed that the authentic, challenging work, the actualization of a learning community, and engagement were all central to the impact of I2B."

Phi Delta Kappan, "Getting Children In2Books: Engagement in authentic reading, writing, and thinking," March 2007

"We read a great deal about what our children will need for life in the 21st century. But we believe that among the most important skills they can possess is to be critically, not merely functionally, literate. And our experience with In2Books argues strongly that reading and writing instruction that engages children for authentic purposes can help achieve this end."