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,