Accompanying disc includes video clips and teaching resources in PDF formats.

A leading authority in using informational text shows teachers how to develop project-based units...

While schools around the nation reconsider homework policies, teachers, students, and parents con...

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Trauma and adversity are increasingly common experiences for students and educators, with growing...

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'In general, teacher training and teacher evaluation prioritize lesson planning and learning obje...

Literacy Research Methodologies

'What is the very best instruction for English learners? How do we capitalize on and further deve...

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This book helps early childhood educators nurture a child's development of the ability to listen,...

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'When we're true to children's developmental needs and know which books to put in their hands, go...

Congratulations to Cris Tovani, recipient of ILA's Adolescent Literacy Thought Leader Award 2017!

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Pizza. Pez dispensers. Nerf balls. When we give students 'junk' to reward reading, we are focusin...

'Letter-a-week' may be a ubiquitous approach to teaching alphabet knowledge, but that doesn't mea...

'When we give every student worksheets to learn phonics and spelling, we miss opportunities to ge...

This highly readable handbook synthesizes the best research on K-8 literacy instruction and disti...

Different research methods can yield unique insights into literacy learning and teaching--and, us...

'When we're true to children's developmental needs and know which books to put in their hands, go...

Everyone loves summer--except reading teachers. Kids take a vacation from books and those with li...

Simple strategies with actual footage from real classroom settings, as well as a teaching guide, ...

Gaining knowledge from informational texts is an essential academic skill. Yet for too many Engli...

With this innovative toolkit, workshop leaders can successfully plan, organize, and deliver five ...

Too often in classrooms, English Learners are described by what they cannot do, rather than by wh...

PLUS! Video clips show lessons, coaching techniques, and staff discussions in action.

Every child is a cultural being with a unique history and rich cultural practices; a member of co...

'This is a book that discusses the correct ways for teachers to teach science and literacy togeth...

Most teachers either forgo technology ('teaching without tech') and or submit to 'tech without te...

'Reading and Writing Genre with Purpose in K-8 Classrooms adds a new dimension to genre studies t...

'We need to evaluate how we spend time in our classroom by asking whether it is proportional to h...

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Teachers know quality talk helps develop students' intelligence. Unfortunately, there hasn't been...

Spring2023 Smart Book winners from the Academics' Choice Awards