Professional Text Recommendations
Caregiver collaborations, equity, AntiRacism & Inspiring Change
Qarooni, Nawal (2023). Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations Elevating Home Experiences and Classroom Practices for Collective Care. Heinemann.
Glover, Matt and Ellin Oliver Keene. (2015). The Teacher You Want to Be: Essays about Children, Learning, and Teaching. Heinemann.
Love, Bettina L. (2019). We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom. Beacon Press.
Germán, Lorena Escoto. (2021). Textured Teaching: A Framework for Culturally Sustaining Practices. Heinemann.
Minor, Cornelius. (2018). We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be. Heinemann.
Kleinrock, Liz. (2021). Start Here, Start Now: A Guide to Antibias and Antiracist Work in Your School Community. Routledge.
Emdin, Christopher. (2017). For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood…and the Rest of Y’all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education (Race, Education, and Democracy). Beacon Press.
España, Carla and Luz Yadira Herrera. (2020). En Comunidad: Lessons for Centering the Voices and Experiences of Bilingual Latinx Students. Heinemann.
Minor, Kass. (2023). Teaching Fiercely: Spreading Joy and Justice in Our Schools. Jossey-Bass
Oluo, Ijeoma. (2019). So You Want to Talk About Race. Seal Press.
Kendi, Ibram X. (2019). How to Be an Antiracist. One World.
Education Reform & leadership
Robinson, Ken and Lou Aronica. (2015). Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That’s Transforming Education. Viking.
Knight, Jim. (2011). Unmistakable Impact: A Partnership Approach for Dramatically Improving Instruction. Corwin.
Merrill , Cynthia & Olivia Van Ledtje . (2019). Spark Change: Making Your Mark in a Digital World. ISTE.
Croy, Kelly. (2015). Along Came a Leader: A Guide to Personal and Professional Leadership. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
Aguilar, Elena & Lori Cohen. (2022). The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Professional Development. Jossey-Bass; 1st edition
Stone, Douglass and Sheila Heen. (2015). Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well. Penguin Books.
Marshall, Kim. (2013). Rethinking Teacher Supervision and Evaluation: How to Work Smart, Build Collaboration, and Close the Achievement Gap. Jossey-Bass.
Bambrick-Santoyo, Paul. (2012). Leverage Leadership: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools. Jossey-Bass.
Dweck, Carol. (2007). Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Ballantine Books.
Cruz, M. Colleen. (2021). Risk. Fail. Rise. A Teacher’s Guide to Learning from Mistakes. Heinemann.
Stone, Patton, Heen. (2010). Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most. Penguin Books.
Santoro, Doris A. (2018). Demoralized: Why Teachers Leave the Profession They Love and How They Can Stay. Harvard Education Press.
Lemov, Doug. (2014). Teach Like a Champion 2.0: 62 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College. Jossey-Bass.
Ripp, Pernille and forward by William M. Ferriter. (2016). Reimagining Literacy Through Global Collaboration. Solution Tree.
Renwick, Matt. (2022). Leading Like a C.O.A.C.H.: 5 Strategies for Supporting Teaching and Learning. Corwin.
Coaching
Aguilar, Elena. (2013). The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation. Jossey-Bass.
Casey, Katherine. (2006). Literacy Coaching: The Essentials. Heinemann.
West, Lucy and Antonia Cameron. (2013). Agents of Change: How Content Coaching Transforms Teaching and Learning. Heinemann.
Aguilar, Elena. (2020). Coaching for Equity: Conversations That Change Practice. Jossey-Bass.
Affinito, Stephanie . (2019). Literacy Coaching: Transforming Teaching and Learning with Digital Tools and Technology. Heinemann.
Aguilar, Elena. (2016). The Art of Coaching Teams: Building Resilient Communities that Transform Schools. John Wiley & Sons.
Student engagement & Self-Efficacy
Tovani, Cris. (2020). Why Do I Have to Read This? Literacy Strategies to Engage Our Most Reluctant Students. Stenhouse Publishers.
Ripp, Pernille. (2017). Passionate Readers: The Art of Reaching and Engaging Every Child. Routledge.
Gallagher, Kelly. (2009). Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It. Stenhouse Publishers.
Peter Johnston (2004). Choice Words. Heinemann.
Ellin Oliver Keene (2018). Engaging Children: Igniting a Drive for Deeper Learning Heinemann.
Dawson, Peg and Richard Guare. (2009). Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary “Executive Skills” Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential. Guilford Press.
Ripp, Pernille. (2015). Passionate Learners: How to Engage and Empower Your Students. Routledge.
Schwarz, Patrick. (2013). From Possibility to Success: Achieving Positive Student Outcome in Inclusive Classrooms. Heinemann.
Zmuda, Allison, and Greg Curtis, & Diane Ullman. (2015). Learning Personalized: The Evolution of the Contemporary Classroom. Jossey-Bass.
Kohn, Alfie. (1996). Beyond Discipline-From Compliance to Community: A Proactive Challenge to the Field of Classroom Management. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).
Layne, Steven. (2008). Igniting a Passion for Reading: Successful Strategies for Building Lifetime Readers. Stenhouse Publishers.
Collins, Brittany R. (2021). Learning from Loss: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Supporting Grieving Students. Heinemann.
Hattie, John and Gregory Yates . (2013). From Visible Learning and the Science of How We Learn. Routledge.
Early / emergent Play, Inquiry & literacy development
Mraz, Kristine, Alison Porcelli, and Cheryl Tyler. (2016). Purposeful Play: A Teacher’s Guide to Igniting Deep and Joyful Learning Across the Day. Heinemann.
Bhattacharyya, Ranu. (2010). The Castle in the Classroom: Story As a Springboard for Early Literacy. Stenhouse Publishers.
Teaching Young Children. (2015). Expressing Creativity in Preschool. The National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Suskind, Dana. (2015). Thirty Million Words: Building a Child’s Brain. Dutton.
Dinnerstein, Renée. (2016). Choice Time: How to Deepen Learning Through Inquiry and Play, PreK-2. Heinemann.
Wood, Chip. (2018). Yardsticks: Child and Adolescent Development Ages 4-14 - 4th Edition. Center for Responsive Schools, Inc.
Teaching Young Children. (2015). Learning About Language and Literacy in Preschool. The National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Glover, Matt and Katie Wood Ray. (2008). Already Ready: Nurturing Writers in Preschool and Kindergarten. Heinemann.
Strasser, Janis and Lisa Mufson Bresson (2017). Big Questions for Young Minds: Extending Children’s Thinking. The National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Bodrova, Elena. (2019). Tools of the Mind: The Vygotskian Approach to Early Childhood Education-2nd Edition. Pearson.
Teaching Young Children. (2015). Exploring Math and Science in Preschool. The National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Glover, Matt and Kathy Collins. (2015). I Am Reading: Nurturing Young Children’s Meaning Making and Joyful Engagement with Any Book. Heinemann.
Reading & Writing Text Forms
Fountas and Pinnell. (2015) Genre Study: Teaching with Fiction and Nonfiction Books. Heinemann.
Sipe, Rebecca Bowers and Tracy Rosewarne. (2006). Purposeful Writing: Genre Study in the Secondary Writing Workshop. Heinemann.
Mooney, Margaret E. (2001). Text Forms and Features: A Resource for Intentional Teaching. Richard C. Owen Publishers.
literacy Comprehension & Reading-Writing-Content Area Connections
Keene, Ellin Oliver et. al. (2011). Comprehension Going Forward: Where We Are and What’s Next. Heinemann.
Santman, Donna. (2005). Shades of Meaning: Comprehension and Interpretation in Middle School. Heinemann.
Harvey, Stephanie and Anne Goudvis. (2000). Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension to Enhance Understanding. Stenhouse Publishers.
Serravallo, Jennifer. (2023). The Reading Strategies Book 2.0: Your Research-Based Guide to Developing Skilled Readers. Heinemann.
Beers, Kylene. (2023). When Kids Can’t Read-What Teachers Can Do, Second Edition). Heinemann.
Mermelstein, Leah. (2005). Reading/Writing Connections in the K-2 Classroom: Find the Clarity and Then Blur the Lines. Allyn & Bacon.
Tovani, Cris. (2003). Do I Really Have to Teach Reading? Content Comprehension, Grades 6-12. Stenhouse Publishers.
Marchetti, Allison and Rebekah O'Dell. (2018). Beyond Literary Analysis: Teaching Students to Write with Passion and Authority About Any Text. Heinemann.
Keene, Ellin Oliver and Susan Zimmermann. (2007). Mosaic of Thought, Second Edition: The Power of Comprehension Strategy Instruction. Heinemann.
Vinton, Vicki. (2017). Dynamic Teaching for Deeper Reading: Shifting to a Problem-Based Approach. Heinemann.
Laminack, Lester. (2015). Writers ARE Readers: Flipping Reading Instruction into Writing Opportunities. Heinemann.
Dierking, Connie and Sherra Jones. (2014). Oral Mentor Texts: A Powerful Tool for Teaching Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening. Heinemann.
Serravallo, Jennifer. (2018). Understanding Texts & Readers: Responsive Comprehension Instruction with Leveled Texts. Heinemann.
Burkins, Jan and Kim Yaris. (2016). Who’s Doing the Work? How to Say Less So Readers Can Do More. Stenhouse Publishers.
Serravallo, Jennifer. (2017). The Writing Strategies Book: Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Writers. Heinemann.
Vinton, Victoria and Dorothy Barnhouse. (2012). What Readers Really Do: Teaching the Process of Meaning Making. Heinemann.
Harvey, Stephanie. (1998). Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8. Stenhouse Publishers.
Roberts, Kate. (2018). A Novel Approach: Whole-Class Novels, Student-Centered Teaching, and Choice. Heinemann.
Roberts, Kate & Maggie Beattie Roberts. (2016). DIY Literacy: Teaching Tools for Differentiation, Rigor, and Independence. . Heinemann.
Read Aloud
Bellingham, Rebecca. (2019). The Artful Read Aloud: 10 Principles to Inspire, Engage, and Transform Learning. Heinemann.
Laminack, Lester and Katie Kelly. (2019). Reading to Make a Difference: Using Literature to Help Students Speak Freely, Think Deeply, and Take Action. Heinemann.
Nichols, Maria. (2006). Comprehension Through Conversation: The Power of Purposeful Talk in the Reading Workshop. Heinemann.
Shared & close Reading
Parkes, Brenda. (2000) Read It Again! Revisiting Shared Reading. Stenhouse Publishers.
Lehman, Christopher and Kate Roberts. (2013). Falling in Love with Close Reading: Lessons for Analyzing Texts--and Life. Heinemann.
Daunis, Sarah and Maria Cassiani Iams. (2007). Text Savvy: Using a Shared Reading Framework to Build Comprehension Grades 3-6. Heinemann.
Beers, Kylene and Robert E. Probst. (2012). Notice & Note: Strategies for Close Reading. Heinemann.
modeled, Shared & interactive drawing/Writing
Horn, Martha and Mary Ellen Giacobbe. (2006). Talking, Drawing, Writing: Lessons for Our Youngest Writers. Stenhouse Publishers.
Brandt, Martin. (2019). Between the Commas: Sentence Instruction That Builds Confident Writers (and Writing Teachers). Heinemann.
Anderson, Jeff. (2004). Mechanically Inclined. Stenhouse Publishers.
Anderson, Jeff and Whitney La Rocca. (2017). Patterns of Power, Grades 1-5: Inviting Young Writers into the Conventions of Language. Stenhouse Publishers.
Wood Ray, Katie. (2010). In Pictures and In Words: Teaching the Qualities of Good Writing Through Illustration Study. Heinemann.
Graves, Donald H. (2019). Inside Writing: How to Teach the Details of Craft. Heinemann.
Anderson, Jeff. (2006). Everyday Editing: Inviting Students to Develop Skill and Craft in Writer’s Workshop. Stenhouse Publishers.
Anderson, Jeff , Travis Leech and Melinda Clark. (2021). Patterns of Power, Grades 6–8: Inviting Adolescent Writers into the Conventions of Language. Stenhouse Publishers.
Mermelstein, Leah. (2021). “We-Do” Writing: Maximizing Practice to Develop Independent Writers. Benchmark Education.
Graff, Gerald and Cathy Birkenstein. (2018). They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing. W.W. Norton & Company.
Kittle, Penny. (2022). Micro Mentor Texts: Using Short Passages From Great Books to Teach Writer’s Craft . Scholastic Publishers.
Anderson, Jeff , Travis Leech and Holly Durham (2022). Patterns of Power: Teaching Grammar Through Reading and Writing, Grades 9-12. Stenhouse Publishers.
Small Group Instruction
Oczkus, Lori. (2007). Guided Writing: Practical Lessons, Powerful Results. Heinemann.
Wright, Julie (2021). What’s Our Response? Creating Systems and Structures to Support ALL Learners. First Educational Resources, LLC.
Diller, Debbie. (2007). Making the Most of Small Groups: Differentiation for All. Stenhouse Publishers.
Cherry-Paul, Sonja and Dana Johansen. (2019). Breathing New Life Into Book Clubs. Heinemann.
Richardson, Jan. (2019). The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading: An Assess-Decide-Guide Framework for Supporting Every Reader. Scholastic.
Conferring & Assessment
Tovani, Cris. (2010). So What Do They Really Know? Assessment That Informs Teaching and Learning. Stenhouse Publishers.
Calkins, Lucy, Amanda Hartman and Zoe Ryder-White. (2005). One to One: The Art of Conferring with Young Writers. Heinemann.
Anderson, Carl. (2018). A Teacher’s Guided to Writing Conferences. Heinemann.
Berger, Ron, Leah Rugen, and Libby Woodfin. (2014). Leaders of Their Own Learning: Transforming Schools Through Student-Engaged Assessment. Jossey-Bass.
Calkins, Lucy. (2014). Writing Pathways: Performance Assessments and Learning Progressions, Grades K-8. Heinemann.
Serravallo, Jennifer. (2019). A Teacher’s Guided to Reading Conferences. Heinemann.
Serravallo, Jennifer and Gravity Goldberg. (2007). Conferring with Readers: Supporting Each Student’s Growth and Independence. Heinemann.
Anderson, Carl. (2005). Assessing Writers. Heinemann.
Units of Study / Reading & Writing Instruction & Workshop
Mulligan, Tammy and Clare Landrigan. (2018). It’s All About the Books: How to Create Bookrooms and Classroom Libraries That Inspire Readers. Heinemann.
Collins, Kathy. (2004). Growing Readers: Units of Study in the Primary Classroom. Stenhouse Publishers.
Kilpatrick, David. (2016). Equipped for Reading Success. Casey & Kirsch Publishers.
Mermelstein, Leah. (2013). Self-Directed Writers: The Third Essential Element in the Writing Workshop. Heinemann.
Buckner, Aimee. (2005). Notebook Know-How: Strategies for the Writer’s Notebook. Stenhouse Publishers.
Meehan, Melanie. (2022). Answers to Your Biggest Questions About Teaching Elementary Writing Five to Thrive [series] Corwin.
Miller, Debbie. (2012). Reading with Meaning, Second Edition: Teaching Comprehension in the Primary Grades. Stenhouse Publishers.
Ellin Oliver Keene. (2022). The Literacy Studio: Redesigning the Workshop for Readers and Writers. Heinemann.
Scoggin, Jennifer and Hannah Schneewind. (2021). Trusting Readers: Powerful Practices for Independent Reading. Heinemann.
Gallagher, Kelly and Penny Kittle. (2018). 180 Days: Two Teachers and the Quest to Engage and Empower Adolescents. Heinemann.
Bomer, Katherine and Corinne Arens. (2020). A Teacher’s Guide to Writing Workshop Essentials: Time, Choice, Response. Heinemann.
Fletcher, Ralph. (2006). Boy Writers: Reclaiming Their Voices. Stenhouse Publishers.
Bomer, Katherine. (2005). Writing a Life: Teaching Memoir to Sharpen Insight, Shape Meaning and Triumph Over Tests. Heinemann.
Shubitz, Stacey and and Lynne Dorfman (2019). Welcome to Writing Workshop Engaging Today’s Students with a Model That Works. Stenhouse Publishers.
Berger, Ron & Libby Woodfin, Suzanne Plaut, and Cheryl Dobbertin. (2014). Transformational Literacy . Jossey-Bass.
Zmuda, Allison & Heidi Hayes Jacobs. (2023). Streamlining the Curriculum: Using the Storyboard Approach to Frame Compelling Learning Journeys. ASCD.
Thomas, P.L. (2022). How to end the Reading War and serve the literacy needs of all students: A primer for parents, policy makers, and people who care (2nd Ed.). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Gallagher, Kelly and Penny Kittle. (2021). 4 Essential Studies: Beliefs and Practices to Reclaim Student Agency. Heinemann.
Bennett, Samantha. (2007). That Workshop Book: New Systems and Structures for Classrooms That Read, Write, and Think. Heinemann.
Honig, Bill, Linda Diamond, and Linda Gutlohn . (20). Teaching Reading Sourcebook (3rd Edition). Academic Therapy Publications.
Bomer, Katherine. (2016). The Journey Is Everything: Teaching Essays That Students Want to Write for People Who Want to Read Them. Heinemann.
Shubitz, Stacey (2016). Craft Moves Lesson Sets for Teaching Writing with Mentor Texts Stenhouse Publishers.
Heard, Georgia. (2014). The Revision Toolbox, Second Edition: Teaching Techniques That Work. Heinemann.
Phonological awareness & Vocabulary development
Moats Ed.D., Luisa Cook. (2020). Speech to Print: Language Essentials for Teachers. Brookes Publishing.
Richardson, Jan and Michéle Dufresne. (2019). The Next Step Forward in Word Study and Phonics. Scholastic.
Blevins, Wiley W. (2017). Teaching Phonics & Word Study in the Intermediate Grades. Teaching Strategies.
Wright, Tanya S. (2019). A Teacher’s Guide to Vocabulary Development Across the Day. Heinemann.
Seidenberg, Mark. (2018). Language at the Speed of Sight: How We Read, Why So Many Can’t, and What Can Be Done About It. Basic Books.
Blevins, Wiley W. (2020). Meaningful Phonics and Word Study: Lesson Fix-Ups for Impactful Teaching. Benchmark Education Company.
Snowball, Diane and Faye Bolton. (1999). Spelling K-8: Planning and Teaching. Stenhouse Publishers.
Cobb, Charlene and Camille Blachowicz. (2014). No More "Look Up the List" Vocabulary Instruction. Heinemann.
Adams, Foorman, Lundberg, Beeler. (1997). Phonemic Awareness in Young Children: A Classroom Curriculum. Brookes Publishing.
Blevins, Wiley W. (2016). A Fresh Look at Phonics, Grades K-2: Common Causes of Failure and 7 Ingredients for Success. Corwin Literacy.
McKay and Teale. (2015). No More Teaching a Letter a Week (Not This But That). Heinemann.
grading & Test Preparation
Zerwin, Sarah. (2020). Point-Less: An English Teacher’s Guide to More Meaningful Grading. Heinemann.
Cornue, Jonathan. (2017). Changing the Grade: A Step-by-Step Guide to Grading for Student Growth. ACSD.
Santman, Donna, Lucy Calkins and Kate Montgomery. (1998). A Teacher’s Guide to Standardized Reading Tests: Knowledge is Power. Heinemann.
mathematics
Cameron, Antonia, Danielle Iacoviello & Patricia Gallahue. (2020). Early Childhood Math RoutinesEmpowering Young Minds to Think. Routledge.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. (2014). Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All. NCTM.
Liljedahl, Peter. (2019). Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12 : 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning. Corwin.
Picha, Gina. (2022). Conferring in the Math Classroom A Practical Guidebook to Using 5-Minute Conferences to Grow Confident Mathematicians.. Routledge.
Hintz, Allison & Antony T. Smith. (2022). Mathematizing Children's Literature Sparking Connections, Joy, and Wonder Through Read-Alouds and Discussion. Routledge.