The research on how to teach reading is substantial and synthesized, and lays a base from which we can construct curriculums that we can theorize will make a considerable difference, However, these curriculums are not built around off-the-shelf packages of materials that can be adopted with minimal training. To implement these curriculums requires extensive, inquiry-oriented staff development because accomplishing them requires considerable expansion of the repertoire of most teachers. The staff need to study the research, acquire new teaching strategies, and study student learning on a formative as well as a summative basis