Successful completion of a doctoral dissertation requires significant amounts of independent, critical reading on the research topic. This allows the doctoral researcher to become familiar with the scope of the topic and to identify problem spaces within the existing literature that become the source of the dissertation research. In this assignment, you will engage with a strategy to critically read scholarly literature.

General Requirements: Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

• Locate the resource \"Reading Research\" for use with this assignment.
• Locate the six articles to be used for this assignment (Barnett, 2017; Flanigan et al., 2017; Marcikic et al., 2016; Paone et al., 2015; Strunk et al., 2017; Sroufe & Gopalakrishna-Remani, 2019) within the Topic 2 resources.
• This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
• While APA style is not required for this assignment, solid academic writing is expected.
• You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.