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I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers
Cris Tovani
Stenhouse Publishers, 2000
A key resource for secondary or high school teachers
Tovani has produced a concise and practical resource for literacy development in high schools. Full of practical ideas based on current knowledge about how we learn, the book is useful to teachers in all subject areas. I have used this book in my work as a school ...
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Practice With Purpose: Literacy Work stations for Grades 3-6
Debbie Diller
Stenhouse Publishers, 2005
A Must-Have for Intermediate Grade Teachers
This book, like Diller's companion book for K-2 teachers, is a wealth of information for those teachers who recognize the importance of differentiating instruction, engaging the learner, and losing mindless worksheets that only serve the purpose of occupying the ...
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Notebook Know-How: Strategies For The Writer's Notebook
Aimee Buckner
Stenhouse Publishers, 2005
Great companion for Daily 5!
This is not one of those books that will collect dust on a shelf. It will be read and reread many times! It is a great resource for any teacher of writing! Thank you Aimee Buckler! This book contains a wealth of organized and practical strategies that will add to ...
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Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement
Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis
Stenhouse Publishers, 2007
Engaging Children Through Understanding What They Read
Engaging children in books and loving reading is a natural next step when they understand and go to a deeper level to embrace books. Another must-have for kids 4-8 are 2 fabulous pieces of children's literature with invaluable teaching guides for parents and ...
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Spaces & Places: Designing Classrooms for Literacy
Debbie Diller
Stenhouse Publishers, 2008
Spaces & Places
This book has lots of practical ideas for using the space in your classroom to the best advantage. The pictures are clear and show how to implement these ideas.
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The Daily Five: Fostering Literacy Independence in the Elementary Grades
Gail Boushey, Joan Moser
Stenhouse Publishers, 2006
Excited to use these ideas!
There are many great ideas in this book which I can't wait to use this fall! I especially loved the sample lessons. It is a quick read; plus, I couldn't put the book down!
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Mechanically Inclined: Building Grammar, Usage, And Style into Writer's Workshop
Jeff Anderson
Stenhouse Publishers, 2005
Where "Grammar" and "Editing" Are NOT Dirty Words
In MECHANICALLY INCLINED, Jeff Anderson tackles the issue of grammarphobia and edit-phobia head on. You know the diseases. They are endemic in English classrooms everywhere.
Anderson advocates using "mentor" sentences and paragraphs taken from books that interest ...
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Reading With Meaning: Teaching Comprehension in the Primary Grades
Debbie Miller
Stenhouse Publishers, 2002
Wonderful resource
This is a great book for any teacher to have. I work as a special ed teacher, so I work with one or two students at a time. The strategies described in this book are wonderful for teaching comprehension. One thing I really liked is that she explains how she does her ...
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Making the Most of Small Groups: Differentiation for All
Debbie Diller
Stenhouse Publishers, 2007
Excellent Resource for K-2 Reading Teachers
Debbie Diller has written another fantastic resource for reading teachers. This book is full of helpful ideas for teaching each of the five areas of reading and give tips on organizing. Well worth the money--one of the best resources I have seen in 27 years of ...
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Literacy Work Stations: Making Centers Work
Debbie Diller
Stenhouse Publishers, 2003
Really good too!
This book as well is a really good book. Debbie Diller is amazing and I recommend all of her books. They have so much good information and have really good pictures from classrooms that I have used to help me with setting up my spaces in my room. Definitely get if ...
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Craft Lessons 2nd Edition
Ralph J. Fletcher, Joann Portalupi
Stenhouse Publishers, 2007
Model Mini-lessons for the writing workshop
I'm a relatively new teacher, and have switched grade levels every year. Teaching writing has been one of the biggest challenges for me. I believe in a writing workshop model, and use a lot of 6 Traits ideas. I knew that both relied on the idea of the writing ...
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Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12
Janet Allen
Stenhouse Publishers, 1999
One of the best books on vocabulary instruction
Janet Allen has done a terrific job of blending theory with practice. Taking the last twenty years of research on vocabulary, Allen synthesizes the major guiding principles and illustrates a variety of strategies for helping students to acquire and develop ...
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Tools for Teaching Content Literacy
Janet Allen
Stenhouse Publishers, 2004
Easy to Use Guide for Teachers
This small book, in a flipchart format, provides 33 strategies for teachers to use to improve students' content area reading. Directions are succint and clear. The strategies listed are invaluable in helping the teacher create varied activities geared towards ...
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Growing Readers: Units Of Study In The Primary Classroom
Kathy Collins
Stenhouse Publishers, 2004
Practical, minute by minute of how to teach Reading Workshop
This is an excellent source to guide teachers on how to teach Reading Workshop. It gives dialogue on mini lessons and ideas of how to set up your room. It is a must read for Reading Workshop teachers. It is a down to the minutes guide of what to do.
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Day One & Beyond: Practical Matters for New Middle-Level Teachers
Rick Wormeli
Stenhouse Publishers, 2003
A must-have book for teachers new to the middle grades
I've been the editor and webmaster of a website dedicated to middle grades education for about 10 years. As part of that work, we've developed a strong online community of 600+ professional educators from across the globe who hold daily discussions about teaching ...
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