Northside Professional Library, Elementary Reading1

Elementary Language Arts: Reading

Resources in the Northside Professional Library

NOTE: Resources for Elementary General Language Arts & Elementary Writing are available on separate lists.

Irene C. Fountas & Gay Su Pinnell

Genre Study: Teaching with Fiction and Nonfiction Books, Gr. K-8 (Heinemann, 2012)

Genre Quick Guide, Gr. K-8+ (Heinemann, 2012)

Guided Reading: Responsive Teaching Across the Grades, 2nd ed.(Heinemann, 2017)

DVD: Guided Reading (Heinemann, 2005) [90 min.]

Guiding Readers and Writers, Gr.3-6: Teaching Comprehension, Genre, and Content Literacy (Heinemann, 2001)

Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency: Thinking, Talking, and Writing about Reading, K-8 (Heinemann, 2005)

Teaching for Comprehension in Reading, Gr. K-2: Strategies for Helping Children Read with Ease, Confidence,

and Understanding – Gay Su Pinnell, Patricia L. Scharer (Scholastic, 2003)

When Readers Struggle: Teaching That Works (Heinemann, 2009)

Debbie Diller

Growing Independent Learners: From Literacy Standards to Stations, K-3 (Stenhouse, 2016)

Literacy Work Stations: Making Centers Work (K-2) (Stenhouse, 2003)

Practice with Purpose: Literacy Work Stations for Grades 3-6 (Stenhouse, 2005)

Making the Most of Small Groups: Differentiation for All (Stenhouse, 2007)

Spaces & Places: Designing Classrooms for Literacy (Stenhouse, 2008)

DVD: Launching Literacy Stations (gr. 1-2) (Stenhouse, 2009) [103 min.]

DVD: Stepping Up with Literacy Stations: Design & Instruction, Gr.3-6 (Stenhouse, 2007) [90 min.]

DVD: Spotlight on Small Groups (Stenhouse, 2008) [58 min.]

DVD: Think Small! : Engaging Our Youngest Readers in Small Groups (Stenhouse, 2009) [95 min.]

DVD: Fluency Rubric (Stenhouse, 2007) [12 min.]

OTHER TOP PICKS

The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child – Donalyn Miller (Jossey-Bass, 2009)

[also available as Overdrive ebook]

Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction, 2nd ed. – Isabel L. Beck, Margaret G. McKeown,

Linda Kucan (Guilford Press, 2013)

Conferring with Readers: Supporting Each Student's Growth and Independence - Gravity Goldberg, Jennifer

Serravallo (Heinemann, 2007)

Connecting Comprehension & Technology: Adapt and Extend Toolkit Practices, Gr. K-6 – Stephanie Harvey,

Anne Goudvis, Katie Muhtaris, Kristin Ziemke (FirstHand/Heinemann, 2013) [includes DVD]

Disrupting Thinking: How Why We Read Matters – Kylene Beers (Scholastic, 2017)

Four Powerful Strategies for Struggling Readers, Gr. 3-8: Small Group Instruction That Improves Comprehension

- Lois Lanning ETC, (Corwin/International Reading Association, 2009)

Genre Connections: Lessons to Launch Literary and Nonfiction Texts – Tanny McGregor (Heinemann, 2013)

Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups – Harvey Daniels (Stenhouse/

Pembroke, 2002)

DVD: Looking Into Literature Circles – Harvey Daniels (Stenhouse, 2007) [15 min.]

Mini-Lessons for Literature Circles – Harvey Daniels, Nancy Steineke (Heinemann, 2004)

The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading: An Assess-Decide-Guide Framework for Supporting Every Reader,

Gr. K-8 – Jan Richardson (Scholastic, 2016)

The Guided Reading Teacher’s Companion: Prompts, Teaching Points & Discussion Starters: Pre-A, Emergent,

Early, Transitional, Fluent – Jan Richardson (Scholastic, 2016)

DVD: Next Step: Guided Reading in Action, Gr. K-2 – Jan Richardson (Scholastic, 2013)

DVD: Next Step: Guided Reading in Action, Gr. 3 & Up – Jan Richardson (Scholastic, 2013)

The Next Step Forward in Reading Intervention: The RISE Framework – Jan Richardson, Ellen Lewis

(Scholastic, 2018)

Notebook Connections: Strategies for the Reader’s Notebook – Aimee Buckner (Stenhouse, 2009)

Reading in the Wild: The Book Whisperer’s Keys to Cultivating Lifelong Reading Habits – Donalyn Miller,

Susan Kelley (Jossey-Bass, 2014) [also available as an OverDrive eBook]

The Reading Strategies Book: Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Readers: With 300 Strategies –

Jennifer Serravallo (Heinemann, 2015)

Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding, Engagement, and Building Knowledge,

Grades K-8, 3rd ed. –Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis (Stenhouse/Pembroke, 2017)

Who’s Doing the Work? : How to Say Less So Readers Can Do More – Jan Burkins, Kim Yaris (Stenhouse, 2016)

You Can’t Just Say It Louder: Differentiated Strategies for Comprehending Nonfiction – DebbyMurphy

(Shell Education, 2010) [also available as an OverDrive eBook]

RTI

40 Reading Intervention Strategies for K-6 Students: Research-Based Support for RTI – Elaine K. McEwan-

Adkins (Solution Tree, 2010)

Intervention Strategies to Follow Informal Reading Inventory Assessment: So What Do I Do Now? - Joanne

Schudt Caldwell, Lauren Leslie (Pearson Education, 2005)

Practical Ideas That Really Work for Students with Reading Disabilities: Improving Vocabulary, Comprehension,

and Metacognition, 2nd ed. – Kathleen McConnell, Judith Moening, Gail R. Ryser(PRO-ED, 2009)

RTI and Differentiated Reading in the K-8 Classroom – William N. Bender, Laura Waller (Solution Tree, 2011)

RTI: The Classroom Connection for Literacy: Reading Intervention and Measurement – Karen A. Kemp,

Mary Ann Eaton (Dude Publishing, 2008)

What Really Matters in Response to Intervention: Research-Based Designs – Richard L. Allington (Pearson, 2009)

Other Books

7 Keys to Comprehension: How to Help Your Kids Read It and Get It! - Susan Zimmermann, Chryse Hutchins

(Three Rivers Press, 2003)

30 Big-Idea Lessons for Small Groups: The Teaching Framework for ANY Text and EVERY Reader – Michael

Rafferty, Colleen Morello, ParaskeviRountos (Corwin, 2016)

35 Strategies for Guiding Readers through Informational Texts - Barbara Moss, Virginia S. Loh(Guilford, 2010)

40 Graphic Organizers That Build Comprehension During Independent Reading, Gr. 2-4 - Anina Robb (Scholastic,

2003)

Action Strategies for Deepening Comprehension – Jeffrey D. Wilhelm (Scholastic, 2002)

Adventures in Graphica: Using Comics and Graphic Novels to Teach Comprehension, 2-6 - Terry Thompson

(Stenhouse, 2008)

The Allure of Authors: Author Studies in the Elementary Classroom - Carol Brennan Jenkins (Heinemann, 1999)

The Art of Teaching Reading - Lucy McCormick Calkins (Longman, 2001)

Assessing Comprehension Thinking Strategies - Ellin Keene (Shell, 2006)

Balancing Reading and Language Learning: A Resource for Teaching English Language Learners, K-5 – Mary

Cappellini (Stenhouse/IRA, 2005)

eBook: Ban the Book Report: Promoting Frequent and Enthusiastic Reading – Graham Foster (Pembroke, 2012)

[available on OverDrive]

Becoming a Great Teacher of Reading: Achieving High Rapid Reading Gains with Powerful, Differentiated Strategies - Marie Carbo (Corwin/NAESP, 2007)

Bringing the Outside In: Visual Ways to Engage Reluctant Readers – Sara B. Kajder (Stenhouse, 2006)

Building a Reading Life: Stamina, Fluency, & Engagement - Lucy Calkins, Kathleen Tolan (Heinemann, 2010)

Building Fluency: Lessons and Strategies for Reading Success, Gr. 2-6 - Wiley Blevins (Scholastic, 2001)

Building Student Literacy through Sustained Silent Reading – Steve Gardiner (ASCD, 2005)

Building the Reading Brain, PreK-3, 2nd ed.– Patricia Wolfe, Pamela Nevills (Corwin, 2009)

Catching Readers Before They Fall: Supporting Readers Who Struggle, K-4 - Pat Johnson, Katie Keier (Stenhouse,

2010)

Chart Sense: Common Sense Charts to Teach 3-8 Informational Text and Literature: Over 65 Chart

Photographs with Scaffolding Tips and Teaching Strategies – Rozlyn Linder (Literacy Initiative, 2014)

K-2 Chart Sense: Common Sense Charts to Teach K-2 Informational Text and Literature: Over 70 Chart

Photographs with Scaffolding Tips and Teaching Strategies – Rozlyn Linder (Literacy Initiative, 2014)

A Close Look at Close Reading: Teaching Students to Analyze Complex Texts, Gr. K-5 – Diane Lapp, Barbara

Moss, Maria Grant, Kelly Johnson (ASCD, 2015)

Closer Reading, Gr. 3-6: Better Prep, Smarter Lessons, Deeper Comprehension – Nancy Boyles (Corwin, 2014)

Comprehension Connections: Bridges to Strategic Reading - Tanny McGregor (Heinemann, 2007)

eBook: Comprehension During Guided, Shared, and Independent Reading, Gr. K-6 – Patricia M. Cunningham,

Dorothy P. Hall, James Cunningham (Carson-Dellosa, 2011)

The Comprehension Experience: Engaging Readers Through Effective Inquiry and Discussion – W.Dorsey

Hammond, Denise D. Nessel (Heinemann, 2011)

Conferring: The Keystone of Reader's Workshop - Patrick A. Allen (Stenhouse, 2009)

Constructing Meaning through Kid-Friendly Comprehension Strategy Instruction - Nancy N. Boyles (Maupin

House, 2004)

Cooperative Learning Reading Activities - Jeanne M. Stone (Kagan, 2000)

Creating Strategic Readers: Techniques for Supporting Rigorous Literacy Instruction, 3rd ed. - Valerie Ellery

(Shell, 2014)

Deepening Comprehension with Action Strategies: Role Plays, Text-Structure Tableaux, Talking Statues, and

Other Enactment Techniques That Engage Students with Text, rev. ed. Jeffrey D. Wilhelm

(Scholastic, 2012)

Deeper Reading: Comprehending Challenging Texts, 4-12 – Kelly Gallagher (Stenhouse, 2004)

Differentiated Instructional Strategies for Reading in the Content Areas – Carolyn Chapman, Rita King

(Corwin, 2003)

Differentiated Reading Instruction: Strategies for the Primary Grades – Sharon Walpole, Michael C. McKenna

(Guilford Press, 2007)

Differentiated Small-Group Reading Lessons – Margo Southall (Scholastic, 2009)

Differentiating Textbooks: Strategies to Improve Student Comprehension & Motivation - Char Forsten, Jim Grant,

Betty Hollas (Crystal Springs, 2003)

Disrupting Thinking: Why How We Read Matters - Kylene Beers, Robert E. Probst (Scholastic, 2017)

Do-Able Differentiation: Varying Groups, Texts, and Supports to Reach Readers – Michael F. Opitz, Michael P.

Ford (Heinemann, 2008)

Early Intervention for Reading Difficulties: The Interactive Strategies Approach, 2nd ed. – Donna M. Scanlon,

Kimberly L. Anderson, Joan M. Sweeney (Guilford Press, 2017)

Enriching Comprehension with Visualization Strategies: Text Elements and Ideas to Build Comprehension,

Encourage Reflective Reading, and Represent Understanding, rev. ed. – Jeffrey D. Wilhelm

(Scholastic, 2012)

Explaining Reading: A Resource for the Explicit Teaching of the Common Core Standards, 3rd ed. – Gerald G.

Duffy (Guilford Press, 2014)

Exploring the Literature of Fact: Children's Nonfiction Trade Books in the Elementary Classroom - Barbara Moss

(Guilford Press, 2003)

Family Reading Night - Darcy J. Hutchins, Marsha D. Greenfeld, Joyce L. Epstein (Eye on Education, 2008)

Fluency Strategies for Struggling Readers: Classroom-Tested Oral Reading Strategies That Help Build

Comprehension, Gr. 1-3 - Marcia Delany (Scholastic, 2006)

Four Powerful Strategies for Struggling Readers, Gr. 3-8: Small Group Instruction That Improves Comprehension –

Lois Lanning ETC, (Corwin/International Reading Association, 2009) [Author presented in Northside,

Summer 2015]

Fun-tastic Activities for Differentiating Comprehension Instruction, Gr. 2-6 – Sandra K. Athans, Denise Ashe

Devine (International Reading Association, 2010)

Getting the Most from Literature Groups, Gr. 3-6 – Penny Strube (Scholastic, 1996)

Good-bye Round Robin: 25 Effective Oral Reading Strategies, updated ed. - Michael F. Opitz, Timothy V. Rasinski

(Heinemann, 2008)

Growing Readers: Units of Study in the Primary Classroom - Kathy Collins (Stenhouse, 2004)

Guide to the Reading Workshop, Gr. 3-5 - Lucy Calkins (Heinemann, 2010)

Guided Comprehension in the Primary Grades, 2nd ed. – Maureen McLaughlin (IRA, 2010)

Guided Comprehension in Gr. 3-8, 2nd ed. – Maureen McLaughlin, Mary Beth Allen (IRA, 2009)

eBook: Guiding Readers: Making the Most of the 18-Minute Guided Reading Lesson – Lori Jamison Rog

(Pembroke, 2012)

Guided Reading Basics: Organizing, Managing, and Implementing a Balanced Literacy Programin K-3 –

Lori Jamison Rog (Stenhouse, 2003)

The Guided Reading Classroom: How to Keep All Students Working Constructively – Nancy L. Witherell

(Heinemann, 2007)

Guided Reading in Grades 3-6: Everything You Need to Make Small-Group Reading Instruction Work in Your

Classroom - Mary Browning Schulman (Scholastic, 2006)

Guided Reading: Making It Work - Mary Browning Schulman, CarleendaCruz Payne (Scholastic, 2000)

Guided Reading Management: Structure and Organization for the Classroom – Patricia Pavelka(Husky Trail

Press, 2010)

Guided Reading: One Lesson, All Levels, Any Text - Tricia Burke, Kathy Hartzold (Crystal Springs, 2007)

Guided Reading the Four-Blocks Way: With Building Blocks and Big Blocks Variations - Patricia M. Cunningham,

Dorothy P. Hall, James W. Cunningham (Carson-Dellosa, 2000)

Guiding Readers: Making the Most of the 18-Minute Guided Reading Lesson – Lori Jamison Rog (Pembroke, 2012)

[also available as an OverDrive eBook]

Guiding Readers through Text: Strategy Guides for New Times - Karen D. Wood, et al.(IRA, 2008)

Guiding the Reading Process: Techniques and Strategies for Successful Instruction in K-8 Classrooms – David

Booth (Pembroke/Stenhouse, 1998)

Hacking Literacy: 5 Ways to Turn Any Classroom Into a Culture of Readers – Gerard Dawson (Times 10

Publications, 2016)

How the Brain Learns to Read, 2nd ed. – David A. Sousa (Corwin, 2014)

Igniting a Passion for Reading: Successful Strategies for Building Lifetime Readers - Steven L. Layne (Stenhouse,

2009)

Improving Comprehension with Think-Aloud Strategies Modeling What Good Readers Do, rev. ed. - Jeffrey D.

Wilhelm (Scholastic, 2012)

Improving Reading: Interventions, Strategies, and Resources, 5th ed. – Jerry L. Johns, Susan Davis Lenski

(Kendall Hunt, 2010)

In Defense of Read-Aloud: Sustaining Best Practice - Steven L. Layne (Stenhouse, 2015)

Independent Reading Activities That Keep Kids Learning…While You Teach Small Groups – Susan Finney

(Scholastic, 2003)

Info-Kids: How to Use Nonfiction to Turn Reluctant Readers into Enthusiastic Learners - Ron Jobe, Mary Dayton-

Sakari (Pembroke, 2002)

Inspiring Reading Success: Interest and Motivation in an Age of High-Stakes Testing – Rosalie Fink, S. Jay
Samuels, eds. (International Reading Association, 2008)

Interactive Read-Alouds: Linking Standards, Fluency, and Comprehension, 2-3 – Linda Hoyt (Heinemann, 2007)

Companion book: Guide to Interactive Read-Alouds, 2-3 – Linda Hoyt (Heinemann, 2007)

Interactive Read-Alouds: Linking Standards, Fluency, and Comprehension, 4-5 – Linda Hoyt (Heinemann, 2007)

Companion book: Guide to Interactive Read-Alouds, 4-5 – Linda Hoyt (Heinemann, 2007)

Interactive Think-Aloud Lessons: 25 Surefire Ways to Engage Students and Improve Comprehension – Lori

Oczkus (Scholastic, 2009)

It’s All About the Books: How to Create Bookrooms and Classroom Libraries That Inspire Readers – Tammy

Mulligan, Clare Landrigan (Heinemann, 2018)

Kids Come in All Languages: Reading Instruction for ESL Students – Karen Spangenberg-Urbscat, Robert

Pritchard (IRA, 1994)

Lessons & Units for Closer Reading: Ready-to-Go Resources and Assessment Tools Galore, Grades K-2 - Nancy

Boyles (Corwin, 2016)

Lessons & Units for Closer Reading: Ready-to-Go Resources and Assessment Tools Galore, Grades 3-6 - Nancy

Boyles (Corwin, 2015)

Lessons in Comprehension: Explicit Instruction in the Reading Workshop - Frank Serafini (Heinemann, 2004)

Literacy Strategies for Gr. 4-12: Reinforcing the Threads of Reading - Karen Tankersley (ASCD, 2005)

Literacy Unleashed: Fostering Excellent Reading Instruction through Classroom Visits – Bonnie D. Houck,

Sandi Novak (ASCD, 2016)

Make It Real: Strategies for Success with Informational Texts – Linda Hoyt (Heinemann, 2002)

Making the Match: The Right Book for the Right Reader at the Right Time, Grades 4-12 – Teri S. Lesesne

(Stenhouse, 2003)

Mining Complex Text, 2-5: Using and Creating Graphic Organizers to Grasp Content and Share New

Understandings - Diane Lapp, Thomas DeVere Wolsey, Karen Wood (Corwin, 2014)

Motivating Reading Comprehension: Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction – John T. Guthrie, Allan Wigfield,

Kathleen C. Perencevich (Lawrence Erlbaum, 2004)

Naked Reading: Uncovering What Tweens Need to Become Lifelong Readers – Teri S. Lesesne(Stenhouse, 2006)

No More Letter of the Week: Framework for Integrating Reading Strategies and Cueing Systems with

Letter-Sound Instruction – Pat Lusche (Crystal Springs Books, 2003)

The Nonfiction NOW Lesson Bank, Grades 4-8: Strategies & Routines for Higher-Level Comprehension in the

Content Areas – Nancy Akhavan (Corwin, 2014)

Nonfiction Reading Power: Teaching Students How to Think While They Read All Kinds of Information - Adrienne

Gear (Stenhouse, 2008)

eBook: Now We Get It! : Boosting Comprehension with Collaborative Strategic Reading, Gr, 4-12 – Janette K.

Klingner, Sharon Vaughn, Alison Boardman, Elizabeth Swanson (Jossey-Bass, 2012)

[available on OverDrive]

On Solid Ground: Strategies for Teaching Reading K-3 - Sharon Taberski (Heinemann, 2000)

On the Same Page: Shared Reading beyond the Primary Grades – Janet Allen (Stenhouse, 2002)

Perfect Pairs: Using Fiction & Nonfiction Picture Books to Teach Life Science, K-2 – Melissa Stewart, Nancy

Chesley (Stenhouse, 2014)

Phonics Friendly Books: Teaching Phonics through Children's Literature - Joyce Armstrong Carroll (Absey, 1998)

eBook: Phonics Pathways Boosters!: Fun Games and Teaching Aids to Jump-Start Reading – Dolores G. Hiskes

(Jossey-Bass, 2011)

The Power of Reading: Insights from the Research - Stephen D. Krashen (Libraries Unlimited/Heinemann, 2004)

Practical Ideas That Really Work for Students with Reading Disabilities:Improving Vocabulary, Comprehension,

and Metacognition, 2nd ed. - Kathleen McConnell, Judith Moening, Gail R. Ryser (PRO-ED, 2009)

Preventing Misguided Reading: New Strategies for Guided Reading Teachers - Jan Miller Burkins, Melody M. Croft

(International Reading Association, 2010)

Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children – Catherine E. Snow, M. Susan Burns, Peg Griffin, eds.

(National Academy Press, 1998)

Reaching Readers: Flexible & Innovative Strategies for Guided Reading - Michael F. Opitz, Michael P. Ford

(Heinemann, 2001)

Read It Again! : Revisiting Shared Reading – Brenda Parkes (Stenhouse, 2000)

Readers Front & Center: Helping All Students Engage with Complex Texts – Dorothy Barnhouse (Stenhouse, 2014)

Readicide: How Schools are Killing Reading & What You Can Do About It – Kelly Gallagher (Stenhouse, 2009)

eBook: Reading Comprehension Boosters: 100 Lessons for Building Higher-Level Literacy, Gr. 3-5 – Thomas G.

Gunning(Jossey-Bass, 2010) [available on OverDrive]

Reading Comprehension: Strategies for Independent Learners - Camille Blachowicz, Donna Ogle (Guilford, 2001)

Reading Essentials: The Specifics You Need to Teach Reading Well - RegieRoutman (Heinemann, 2003)

Reading for Academic Success, Gr. 2-6: Differentiated Strategies for Struggling, Average, and Advanced Readers

- Richard W. Strong, Harvey F. Silver, Matthew J. Perini (Corwin, 2008)

Reading for Meaning: How to Build Students’ Comprehension, Reasoning, and Problem-Solving Skills - Harvey F.

Silver, Susan C. Morris, Victor Klein (ASCD, 2010) (Strategic Teacher PLC Guide)

Reading is Seeing: Learning to Visualize Scenes, Characters, Ideas, and Text Worlds to Improve Comprehension

and Reflective Reading - Jeff Wilhelm (Scholastic, 2004)

Reading Learning Centers for the Primary Grades: Monthly Themes, Units, Activities, & Games, 2nd ed. –

Shirleen S. Wait (Jossey-Bass, 2005)

Reading Nonfiction: Notice and Note Stances, Signposts, and Strategies – Kylene Beers, Robert E. Probst

(Heinemann, 2016) [Gr.4-10]

Reading Picture Books with Children: How to Shake Up Storytime and Get Kids Talking About What They See –

Megan Dowd Lambert (Charlesbridge, 2015)

Reading Reconsidered: A Practical Guide to Rigorous Literacy Instruction – Doug Lemov, Colleen Driggs,