The following is a list of books and other print material that I used to inform my instruction for the course. It is by no means a complete list, but it gives you the main resources that I am currently reading. Barb Mick
Anderson, Carl. 2000. Hows It Going? Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Bear, Donald; Invernizzi, Marcia; Templeton, Shane; & Johnston, Francine. 2004. Word Their Way Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction (3 rd
Edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Merrill/Prentice Hall.
Beers, Kylene & Probst, Robert E. 2013. Notice & Note: Strategies for Close Reading. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Benson, Vicki & Cummins, Carrice. 2000. The Power of Retelling Developmental Steps for Building Comprehension. Bothell, WA: Wright Group/Mc-Graw-Hill.
Brand, Max. 2006. Conferring with Boys (dvd set) Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.
Calkins, Lucy. 1994. The Art of Teaching Writing. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
________. 2005. One to One. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Daniels, Harvey, Ed. 2011. Comprehension Going Forward: Where Are We/Whats Next. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Dweck, Carol. 2006. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. New York: Ballantine Books.
Fisher, Douglas; Frey, Nancy; & Lapp, Diane. 2012. Text Complexity: Raising Rigor in Reading. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
________. 2012. Teaching Students to Read Like Detectives: Comprehending, Analyzing, and Discussing Text. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
Fletcher, Ralph & Poralupi, JoAnn. 2004. In the Beginning. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.
________. 2003. Talking About Writing. Portland, M.E.: Stenhouse Publishers.
Frey, Nancy & Fisher, Douglas. 2011. The Formative Assessment Action Plan: Practical Steps to More Successful Teaching and Learning. Alexandria, VA: ASCD Books.
________. 2009. Learning Words Inside & Out: Vocabulary Instruction That Boosts Achievement in All Subject Areas (Grades 1-6). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Gentry, J. Richard. 2006. Breaking the Code: The New Science of Beginning Reading and Writing. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
_______. 2004. The Science of Spelling: The Explicit Specifics That Make Great Readers and Writers (and Spellers!). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Johnston, Peter H. 2004. Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Childrens Learning. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.
________. 2012. Opening Minds Using Language to Change Lives. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.
Keene, Ellin Oliver. 2012. Talk About Understanding: Rethinking Classroom Talk to Enhance Comprehension. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Lehman, Christopher & Roberts, Kate. 2014. Falling in Love with Close Reading: Lessons for Analyzing Texts and Life. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Miller, Debbie. 2013. Reading with Meaning: Teaching Comprehension in the Primary Grades, second edition. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.
Nichols, Maria. 2006. Comprehension Through Conversation: The Power of Purposeful Talk in the Reading Workshop. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Nichols, Maria. 2009. Talking About Text: Guiding Students to Increase Comprehension Through Purposeful Talk. Huntington Beach, CA: Shell Education.
Parsons, Stephanie. 2010. First Grade Readers: Units of Study to Help Children See Themselves as Meaning Makers. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
________. 2007. Second Grade Readers: Units of Study to Help Children Focus on Audience and Purpose. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Perkins, David. 2009. Making Learning Whole : How Seven Principles of Teaching Can Transform Education. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Ray, Katie W. 2001. The Writing Workshop: Working Through the Hard Parts (And Theyre All Hard Parts). Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
Reid, Janine & Schultze, Betty with Peterson, Ulla. 2012. Whats Next for This Beginning Writer? Mini lessons that take writing from scribbles to script. Markham, Ontario, Canada: Pembroke Publishers.
Richardson, Jan. 2009. The Next Steps in Guided Reading: Focused Assessments and Targeted Lessons for Helping Every Student Become a Better Reader. New York: Scholastic.