Reinking's research in the early stages of his career focused on computer-based reading instruction and evolved to include teacher professional development, formative and design experiments, and digital reading and writing's effects on literacy and literacy development [REF].
"A Formative Experiment Investigating the Use of Multimedia Book Reviews to Increase Elementary Students' Independent Reading", a collaborative research study with Janet Watkins, was published in the 2000 summer edition of Reading Research Quarterly.