mini-lessons comprehending comprehension understandings

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Writing Workshop: The Essential Guide

13 reviews
Ralph Fletcher, JoAnn Portalupi

Heinemann, 2001

Outstanding Read!
I have taught writing for the past five years utilizing the teaching structure, writing workshop. I have also taught teachers how to teach using writing workshop and this has been the most helpful book in training new teachers. It is an easy read with lots of timelines, teacher guides, quick summaries at the end of chapters and practical advice. There are a lot of books out there about writing ...

When Kids Can't Read:What Teachers Can Do: A Guide for Teachers 6-12

24 reviews
Kylene Beers

Heinemann, 2002

Help for Middle and High School Teachers
This book has a lot of ideas to help teachers of middle school and high school. It contains examples of many strategies for phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. If you are stuck on a particular student and can't figure out what to do to help them, read this book and find help. This book is also good for content area teachers who need help with their ...

Subjects Matter: Every Teacher's Guide to Content-Area Reading

8 reviews
Harvey Daniels, Steven Zemelman

Heinemann, 2004

Help for Content Area Teachers
If you worry that your students "just aren't getting the text," here is help for you. This book is an easy guide for content area teachers to use to help when teaching their subjects. Strategies for before, during and after reading are given. There are ideas to help you find other sources of information to supplement the text and give students more choices in their learning. This is an ...

Mosaic of Thought, Second Edition: The Power of Comprehension Strategy Instruction

10 reviews
Ellin Oliver Keene, Susan Zimmermann

Heinemann, 2007

Second Edition of Mosaic much more practical!
Ellin Keene has added a lot more depth and practicality in her second edition. All teachers of reading should read this book!

Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children

13 reviews
Gay Su Pinnell, Irene C. Fountas

Heinemann, 1996

Wonderful source for Primary Teacher!
I had this book at close tabs at all times. I really loved the icons they have at the back of the book (these are center icons). I photocopied and laminated them, and used them to rotated the children through their centers daily. I LOVE the list of books for each reading level. A big help when choosing books to read with each reading group. Excellent book. A must have in each classroom.

Comprehension Connections: Bridges to Strategic Reading

8 reviews
Tanny McGregor

Heinemann, 2007

A "MUST READ": Tanny's enthusiasm about making comprehension "real" to students is contagious!
I am an elementary teacher currently using Tanny's book to inform my small group reading instruction. It didn't take me long to realize what a goldmine of information she provides; and it all makes sense. Reading this book is what I'd imagine sitting down with the author at Starbucks to be like. She will begin your own inner conversation about the myriad ways to strengthen your students' ...

Mini-Lessons for Literature Circles

15 reviews
Harvey Daniels, Nancy Steineke

Heinemann, 2004

Mini-Lessons for Lit Circles
Excellent resource. Lots of great ideas, easily adaptable to various grade levels and abilities.

To Understand: New Horizons in Reading Comprehension

4 reviews
Ellin Oliver Keene

Heinemann, 2008

The future of comprehension instruction...
... is beautifully and inspirationally detailed in Ellin Keene's new book, "To Understand". Building effectively on the base of her original work, Mosaic of Thought, Second Edition: The Power of Comprehension Strategy Instruction, Keene spells out the next steps in teaching those comprehension strategies by getting them to always think more deeply, more purposefully, more richly. More so than ...

Reading Essentials: The Specifics You Need to Teach Reading Well

13 reviews
Regie Routman

Heinemann, 2002

Awesome!
This is a great resource to utilize for implementing a balance literacy program in your classroom.

Guiding Readers and Writers: Teaching Comprehension, Genre, and Content Literacy

21 reviews
Irene C. Fountas, Gay Su Pinnell

Heinemann, 2001

Must have resource
Every teacher who teaches grades 3-6 should own this book. It has practical mini-lessons, rationale for teaching comprehension strategies and additional resources. If you don't already own it, you should get your hands on a copy.

Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency: Thinking, Talking, and Writing About Reading, K-8

6 reviews
Irene C. Fountas, Gay Su Pinnell

Heinemann, 2006

Wonderful Reading Resource to build on Guiding Readers and Writers
Let me start by saying this book builds off of Guiding Readers and Writers, also by Fountas and Pinnell. If you haven't yet invested in that book and you teach reading or writing to grades 3-12, that's where you want to start. This book will not be nearly as helpful until you have read and engaged in the teaching strategies laid out in Guiding Readers and Writers. However, if you are currently ...

To Kill a Mockingbird

1759 reviews
Harper Lee

Heinemann, 1999

American Classic
Harper Lee wrote only one novel. And it is probably one of the best books ever written. It's a beautiful story of the South and one incredible and emotional year, all told through the observant and innocent eyes of a little girl called Scout. This is a great book on so many levels. On one hand, it's simply about a girl and her life and her adventures, just like any other basic kid's books. ...

Best Practice, Third Edition: Today's Standards for Teaching and Learning in America's Schools

8 reviews
Steven Zemelman, Harvey Daniels, ...

Heinemann, 2005

Best Practice,Third Edition: Today's Standards for Teaching and Learning in America's Schools
Great stuff for Reading teachers, and the Elementary classroom in general!

The Adult Learner, Sixth Edition: The Definitive Classic in Adult Education and Human Resource Development

10 reviews
Ph.D., Malcolm S. Knowles, III, Ed.D., Elwood F. Holton, ...

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005

THE ADULT LEARNER, SIXTH EDITION
This book was in excellent shape. I received it sooner than I expected.

Business Process Management, Second Edition: Practical Guidelines to Successful Implementations

12 reviews
John Jeston, Johan Nelis

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2008

This book is excellent!
If you get any significant responsibility for the management and success of any project having to do with BPM, then this book is a must. It is very practical and it denotes immediately the vast experience and unselfishness of the authors who share precious fruits of their practice. I would like to use this space that Amazon gives us to thank wholeheartedly John Jeston and Johan Nelis for this ...

Writing Essentials: Raising Expectations and Results While Simplifying Teaching

7 reviews
Regie Routman

Heinemann, 2004

Content, NOT conventions!
I purchased this book a few months ago as a textbook requirement for a graduate course I took. Little did I know that I would end up dog-earing practically every page! Regie's approach to teaching writing resounded with me on so many levels. As a kindergarten teacher coming off her first year in a classroom, I had felt a nagging dissatisfaction with our school's packaged writing "program", but ...

Essential Linguistics: What You Need to Know to Teach Reading, ESL, Spelling, Phonics, and Grammar

1 review
David E. Freeman, Yvonne S. Freeman

Heinemann, 2004

Great linguistic book for teachers
Freeman & Freeman have hit a great niche with their book. I don't want or need, a complex linguistics book in the style of Chomsky. Freeman & Freeman take language research and package the relevant "real-world" findings so they will be of use for teachers. Although my interest is for English as a Second (ESL) teachers, I believe every teacher is concerned with literacy, and Freeman & Freeman's ...

Science Notebooks: Writing About Inquiry

4 reviews
Brian Campbell, Lori Fulton

Heinemann, 2003

Super Book
I love Science Notebooks. I wanted to do a notebook this year with more inquiry type investigations. This resource helped me to figure out what I wanted the kids to record and how to organize it. It is easy-to-read and understand.

The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K-2: A Guide to Teaching

1 review
Gay Su Pinnell, Irene C. Fountas

Heinemann, 2007

Start Teaching Smarter
This is a wonderful book for anyone beginning to use small group guided reading in the classroom and for those who have many years experience. I wanted to get the benchmark assessment system designed by Fountas and Pinnell, but realized this book would fit well with the DRA2 assessment that our school is currently using. It is well designed to find information quickly. The second part has ...

The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K-8: Behaviors and Understandings to Notice, Teach, and Support

2 reviews
Gay Su Pinnell, Irene C. Fountas

Heinemann, 2007

Excellent Resource
I highly recommend this to teachers and college students who need a resource guide to follow. It gives you a one stop place to find out the developmental stages for the literacy levels that a child should be at.

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