Answers to Questions Reading Teachers Ask
Christina Nosek, a teacher and literacy staff developer, engages readers with a collection of important concepts with answered questions on the foundation of the reading classroom. Literacy coach Pam...
View ArticleExplore Story’s Power to Bring Us Together
In The Gift of Story John Schu shows how to use the roles of story as clarifier, healer, inspiration, compassion, and connector to bring reading alive. Literacy leader Sarah Valter loves how ‘Mr. Schu’...
View ArticleThe Joy of Sharing Our Love of Reading
The Joy of Reading “is manna for those of us who love reading and can’t imagine not having a book at hand,” writes Cathy Gassenheimer. It's a must-have tool for educators who teach students how to read...
View ArticleRevamp Book Clubs to Deepen Comprehension
Sara Kugler’s Better Book Clubs offers teachers a valuable resource that supports authenticity and independence in book clubs, helping students deepen comprehension and elevate their conversation. Anne...
View ArticleHow Reimagining Book Clubs Deepens Learning
If you’ve found class book clubs frustrating, it's time to read Sara Kugler’s Better Book Clubs. She guides teachers through each step in developing clubs that will help students want to read and talk...
View ArticleSEL Reading & Reflection for Gifted Students
Author Thomas Hébert recommends K-12 books he believes can help gifted students develop SEL skills. Vignettes from six classrooms demonstrate ways to use text selections effectively. Reviewer Amy...
View ArticleBoost Students’ Skills and Passion for Reading
To teach students to master standards while also cultivating a love of reading, Laura Robb offers new ideas and resources and a new outlook on old practices in Increase Reading Volume. It is exactly...
View ArticleBringing the Science of Reading into Grades 3-5
In Shifting the Balance (3-5), Cunningham, Burkins and Yates address common misunderstandings that weaken reading instruction in the intermediate grades. Fifth grade teacher Kathie Palmieri found...
View ArticleAn Enhanced Edition of ‘When Kids Can’t Read’
Literacy coach Pam Hamilton finds lots to like in Kylene Beers’ latest version of When Kids Can’t Read – What Teachers Can Do. The second edition keeps some of her favorite features from the original...
View ArticleThe Reading Strategies Book Gets an Update
The Reading Strategies Book 2.0 takes a great first edition and makes it even better, says literacy coach Pam Hamilton, noting Jennifer Serravallo's contention that reading strategies are important...
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