She also writes the "Book Whisperer" blog for Teacher Magazine, which is run by Education Week's parent nonprofit, Editorial Projects in Education. In the Post guest column, Miller reflected on a recent study that found that weaker readers improved a lot after an intensive remediation program, but were still outpaced by good readers who had not participated in the program. That led her to wonder what these "good reader" students had going for them. She lists a number of ingredients necessary to making good readers. They are hard to argue with: time to read, access to good reading materials, the presence of adult role models who are devoted readers. These hit a huge 'ding' on the common-sense meter, as overlooked as they might be in too many homes and classrooms.