Harvey Daniels' Literature Circles introduced tens of thousands of teachers to the power of student-led book discussions. Nancy Steineke's Reading and Writing Together showed how a teacher can nurture friendship and collaboration among young readers. Now, Daniels and Steineke team up to focus on one crucial element of the Literature Circle model; the short,... more

"Writers, like photographers, are image makers." 

We teach our students to write using words and sentences that create a desired effect. You might encourage them to zoom in on a small moment, focus on a specific detail, or experiment with a new point of view. The language of writing has a natural link with photography.

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In Lessons That Change Writers, Nancie has narrowed and deepened her conversation with teachers, to focus on the minilesson as a vehicle for helping students improve their writing. She shares over a hundred of these writing lessons which are described by her students as “the best of the best.”

The lessons fall into the following four categories that provide... more

If you’re not sure how phonics fits within your daily instruction, or crave a more effective process for teaching phonics, Heidi Anne Mesmer is here to help. In Letter Lessons and First Words, Heidi Anne provides a research-based vision of what lively, engaging phonics instruction can look like, along with practical, classroom-tested  tools to make it happen... more

Turn time spent prepping into time spent teaching with Word Study Ready Resources for grade 4. This valuable time saver provides teachers with preprinted, preassembled materials to use in minilessons, such as Alphabet Linking Charts, alphabet strips, month word cards, day-of-the-week word cards, number word cards, high-frequency word cards, picture cards, and more. 

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Turn time spent prepping into time spent teaching with Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study Ready Resources for grade 3. This valuable time saver provides teachers with preprinted, preassembled materials to use in minilessons, such as Alphabet Linking Charts, alphabet strips, month word cards, day-of-the-week word cards, number word cards, high-frequency word cards,... more

“How can a switch to individual instruction be so powerful in its effects?... The lessons start with what the child can already do.”

—Marie Clay

This new edition of Marie Clay’s invaluable text contains the teaching procedures, implementation practices, and theoretical understandings that underpin Reading Recovery.

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Building Powerful Numeracy for Middle and High School Students brought the world of research on numeracy at the elementary level to the secondary level, helping teachers build numeracy in their students and showing how that work supports students in understanding higher math.  Now, Pam Harris continues her work by offering lessons and activities that promote her... more

Welcome to Math Class features 16 favorite lessons from Marilyn Burns, one of today’s most highly respected mathematics educators. In this specially compiled collection, Marilyn shares lessons that have weathered the test of time and become permanent parts of her teaching repertoire.

The Lessons

Presented as stories, Marilyn’s signature... more