Teaching for Deep Comprehension: A Reading Workshop Approach by Linda Dorn & Carla Soffos
Linda Dorn, Professor of Reading Education at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, and Carla Soffos, literacy specialist with the Arkansas Department of Education, have teamed up to present a complex view of comprehension by asking--and answering--profound questions: What does it mean to comprehend? How do we teach for comprehension?
Nixa teachers were able to meet Linda Dorn last school year when she presented about the reading and writing connection. Every teacher was given a copy of this text as part of our Literacy the Nixa Way professional development focus and this book study will offer another opportunity for teachers to study reading and writing workshop.
This book is recommended for K-6 teachers.
Guided Math in Action: Building Each Student's Mathematical Proficiency with Small-Group Instruction by Dr. Nicki Newton
Dr. Nicki Newton has worked on developing Math Workshop and Guided Math Institutes around the country. Most recently, she has been helping districts and schools nationwide to integrate the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and think deeply about how to teach these within a Math Workshop Model.
If you would like to see how the benefits you're experiencing in reading and writing workshop can be applied to math, this is the book study for you! Dr. Nicki explains how to use standards-based, differentiated instruction to build students' mathematical proficiency and help them develop the skills they need to meet CCSS. She offers detailed examples of mini-lessons, center time, and small-group instruction. You will discover all of the tools you will need to start guided math in your classroom: sample lesson plans, reflection questions, reproducible templates, and more.
This book is recommended for K-6 teachers.
Projecting Possibilities for Writers: The How, What & Why of Designing Units of Study by Matt Glover & Mary Alice Berry
Matt Glover is a former teacher and principal who is now a literacy consultant and author. Mary Alice Berry is a former literacy specialist and instructional leader who is now a first grade teacher and literacy consultant. Together, they created this text as practical support for teachers to create a unit of study in writing workshop.
In this text, the authors share how to teach with a road map rather than a rigid set of directions as you create learning experiences that meet students' individual needs.
This book is recommended for K-6 teachers.
Comprehension From the Ground Up: Simplified, Sensible Instruction for the K-3 Reading Workshop by Sharon Taberski
Sharon Taberski, the author of Comprehension from the Ground Up, is a nationally recognized educator, author, and presenter. She travels throughout the United States to help teachers set up reader’s and writer’s workshop.
Nixa teachers who attended the MARRE Conference in St. Louis a few years ago were fortunate enough to attend some of Sharon’s presentations and her keynote address. Sharon is a story teller with a wealth of literacy knowledge. She gives teachers practical ideas and strategies to implement in their classrooms. She shares the daily how-to's needed to sustain a literacy block that engages children in authentic reading and writing practices.
This book is recommended for K-3 teachers, but all teachers are welcome to join us.
When Kids Can't Read: What Teachers Can Do by Kylene Beers
Kylene Beers is a former middle school teacher who now divides her time between consulting in area schools around Houston, and Yale University, where she is a Senior Reading Researcher in the School Development Program of the Child Study Center.
This comprehensive handbook offers teachers what they need to help readers improve their skills, their attitudes, and their confidence. It is filled with student transcripts, detailed strategies, reproducible material, and extensive book lists to help teachers teach reading that both instructs and inspires.
This book is recommended for 4th-6th grade teachers, but all teachers are welcome to join us.
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These all look so good! I'm excited!
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