Some of My Favorite Professional Texts
About the Authors: Writing Workshop with Our Youngest Writers by Katie Wood Ray and Lisa Cleaveland (This is a great resource for any K-2 teachers implementing writer's workshop!)
Book Love: Developing Depth, Stamina, and Passion in Adolescent Readers by Penny Kittle (This is a must read for all HS ELA teachers!)
The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller (I reread this one whenever I need to be re-inspired!)
The Common Core Companion: The Standards Decoded, Grades (K-2 or 3-5 or 6-8 or 9-12) What they Say, What They Mean, How to Teach Them by Jim Burke (I cannot write a unit of study without one of these books in my hand! )
Energize Research Reading and Writing: Fresh Strategies to Spark Interest, Develop Independence, and Meet Key Common Core Standards, Grades K-8 by Christopher Lehman
Finding the Heart of Nonfiction: Teaching 7 Essential Craft Tools with Mentor Texts by Georgia Heard (Fresh and practical strategies teachers can use right away to improve nonfiction writing!)
Mechanically Inclined: Building Grammar, Usage, and Style into Writer's Workshop by Jeff Anderson (I've owned more than three copies of this book, I use it so much it keeps falling apart!)
Nonfiction Notebooks:Strategies for Informational Writing by Aimee Buckner
Notebook Connections: Strategies for the Reader's Notebook by Aimee Buckner
Notebook Know-How: Strategies for the Writer's Notebook by Aimee Buckner
Notice and Note: Strategies for Close Reading by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst
Reading and Writing in Science: Tools to Develop Disciplinary Literacy 2nd Edition by Maria C Grant, Douglas Fisher, and Dianne K.Lapp
Response and Analysis 2nd Edition by Robert E. Probst
Reading Ladders by Teri Lesesne (This book really helped me think about how to move readers into more challenging texts.)
Reading with Meaning 2nd Edition by Debbie Miller
Talking, Drawing, Writing: Lessons for our Youngest Writers by Martha Horn and Mary Ellen Glacobbe
Text-Dependent Questions, Grades K-5: Pathways to Close and Critical Reading by Doug Fisher, Nancy Frey, Heather Anderson, and Marisol Thayre (I lead a book study on this book this last year, the teachers and I LOVED this book! The video links are extremely helpful!)
Text-Dependent Questions, Grades 6-12: Pathways to Close and Critical Reading by Doug Fisher, Nancy Frey, Heather Anderson, and Marisol Thayre
With Rigor for All 2nd Edition by Carol Jago
These are just a FEW of my favorites! I get new professional books every month because I believe there's always more to learn from my colleagues. Watch this page, I promise to keep it current by changing some of the titles as I discover new favorites.
Book Love: Developing Depth, Stamina, and Passion in Adolescent Readers by Penny Kittle (This is a must read for all HS ELA teachers!)
The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller (I reread this one whenever I need to be re-inspired!)
The Common Core Companion: The Standards Decoded, Grades (K-2 or 3-5 or 6-8 or 9-12) What they Say, What They Mean, How to Teach Them by Jim Burke (I cannot write a unit of study without one of these books in my hand! )
Energize Research Reading and Writing: Fresh Strategies to Spark Interest, Develop Independence, and Meet Key Common Core Standards, Grades K-8 by Christopher Lehman
Finding the Heart of Nonfiction: Teaching 7 Essential Craft Tools with Mentor Texts by Georgia Heard (Fresh and practical strategies teachers can use right away to improve nonfiction writing!)
Mechanically Inclined: Building Grammar, Usage, and Style into Writer's Workshop by Jeff Anderson (I've owned more than three copies of this book, I use it so much it keeps falling apart!)
Nonfiction Notebooks:Strategies for Informational Writing by Aimee Buckner
Notebook Connections: Strategies for the Reader's Notebook by Aimee Buckner
Notebook Know-How: Strategies for the Writer's Notebook by Aimee Buckner
Notice and Note: Strategies for Close Reading by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst
Reading and Writing in Science: Tools to Develop Disciplinary Literacy 2nd Edition by Maria C Grant, Douglas Fisher, and Dianne K.Lapp
Response and Analysis 2nd Edition by Robert E. Probst
Reading Ladders by Teri Lesesne (This book really helped me think about how to move readers into more challenging texts.)
Reading with Meaning 2nd Edition by Debbie Miller
Talking, Drawing, Writing: Lessons for our Youngest Writers by Martha Horn and Mary Ellen Glacobbe
Text-Dependent Questions, Grades K-5: Pathways to Close and Critical Reading by Doug Fisher, Nancy Frey, Heather Anderson, and Marisol Thayre (I lead a book study on this book this last year, the teachers and I LOVED this book! The video links are extremely helpful!)
Text-Dependent Questions, Grades 6-12: Pathways to Close and Critical Reading by Doug Fisher, Nancy Frey, Heather Anderson, and Marisol Thayre
With Rigor for All 2nd Edition by Carol Jago
These are just a FEW of my favorites! I get new professional books every month because I believe there's always more to learn from my colleagues. Watch this page, I promise to keep it current by changing some of the titles as I discover new favorites.
