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Freeman, Y. S. & Freeman, D. E. (1998). ESL/EFL Teaching: Principles for
Success. Portsmouth: Heinemann.
Probably the most recognized experts in teaching English Language Learners (ELLs), Freeman
and Freeman present specific ideas for whole-to-part instruction that allows ELLs to make
meaning of content and language.
Freire, P. & Macedo, D. (1987). Literacy: Reading the Word and the World. Westport,
Connecticut: Bergin and Garvey.
This text challenges readers to reevaluate their current ideas regarding literacy and what it
means to be literate, both in terms or decoding words and interacting with their environment.
Readers will come away from this book with a profound new sense of what it takes to engage
in a literate society.
Ganske, K. (2000). Word Journeys. New York: The Guilford Press.
Ganske’s text walks the reader through the basics of word study and its various stages. The
text is designed to help teachers analyze students’ spelling and word knowledge and apply
strategies to advance student understanding of words and their structure. The text also
includes the Descriptive Spelling Analysis (DSA) used as one “dipstick” measure in most
schools.
Goleman, D. (1994). Emotional Intelligence. New York: Bantam Books.
In his book, Goleman contends that successful people think with their hearts and their minds.
The text defines emotional intelligence and details numerous examples of emotional
intelligence in action.
Grossman, F. (1982). Getting From Here to There: Writing and Reading Poetry.
Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Harvey, S. (1998). Nonfiction matters: reading, writing, and research in grades 3-8.
Portland, ME: Stenhouse.
This book not only gives teachers ideas on how to teach nonfiction writing, but also on how to
learn along with the students by inquiring about real things in life. Included are incentives to
motivate students along with simple ideas that will get students writing passionate, interesting
nonfiction papers.
Harvey, S. and Goudvis, A. (2000). Strategies that Work. Portland: Stenhouse
Publishers.
This book tells how to teach students to think while reading (through think-alouds) and offers
mini-lessons and suggested books for teaching seven reading comprehension strategies.
Heard, G. (2002). The Revision Toolbox. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
This thin book offers useful and practical strategies for incorporating the revision process into
the classroom. From “cracking open words” to revision centers, students feel more ownership
over their work and, therefore, become more engaged.
Jacobs, H. H. (1997). Mapping the Big Picture. Alexandria: Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Currently the gold standard for vertical curriculum mapping, this text walks the reader through
the process of spiraling and aligning curriculum. Jacobs contends that all curriculum spiraling
must wrap around literacy and students’ ability to understand and work with text to make
meaning of content.
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