“A child who can read will be an adult who thinks.” By Sasha Salmina
The goal of literacy instruction is to build students confidence, ability and skills in reading and writing. There are numerous engaging, effective strategies to get students to think about, write about, read about, and talk about content. Below are five of my favorite books (in no particular order) to help improve literacy instruction.
- Mindsets and Moves: Strategies That Help Readers Take Charge, Grades 1-8 by Gravity Goldberg
- Who’s Doing the Work?: How to Say Less So Readers Can Do More by Jan Burkins and
- Reimagining Literacy Through Global Collaboration by Pernille Ripp
- The Reading Strategies Book: Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Readers by Jennifer Serravallo – She also recently came out with
The Writing Strategies Book: Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Writers and I have heard great reviews but have not personally read it yet.
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From Pencils to Podcasts: Digital Tools for Tansforming K-6 Literacy Practices- A Teachers Guide for Embedding Technology Into Curriculum by Katie Stover Kelly and Lindsey Yearta
If there is a literacy book you think that should be added to this list, please add it in the comments section, as I am always wanting to build my toolkit and book list.
Comments on: "Five Must Have Literacy Books to Add to Your Shelf" (3)
Thanks for including our work among such esteemed colleagues! So honored!
Thank you for including my book on this list, I do so hope it is helpful to others.
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