Recommended Books that have Inspired My Teachings

The Read-Aloud Handbook: Sixth Edition
by Jim Trelease

Making Words Second Grade: 100 Hands-On Lessons for Phonemic Awareness, Phonics and Spelling by Patricia M. Cunningham, Dorothy P. Hall

Making Big Words: Multilevel, Hands-On Spelling and Phonics Activities
by Patricia M Cunningham, Dorothy P. Hall, Tom Heggie

Phonics Lessons ~ Grade 2 (Letters, Words, and How They Work)
by Gay Su Pinnell, Irene C. Fountas

The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K-2: A Guide to Teaching
by Gay Su Pinnell, Irene C. Fountas

The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Book List, K-8+: 2010-2012 Edition, Print Version (F & P Professional Books and Multimedia) by Irene C. Fountas, Gay Su Pinnell

Craft Lessons 2nd Edition by Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi, Philippa Stratton, Martha Drury/Cathy Hawkes

Mentor Texts: Teaching Writing Through Children's Literature, K-6
by Lynne R. Dorfman, Rose Cappelli

Complete set UNITS OF STUDY FOR PRIMARY WRITING: A YEARLONG CURRICULUM: Conferring Handbook, Nuts and Bolts of Teaching Writing, CD-rom, 7 books: Launching Workshop, Small Moments, Writing for Readers, Revision, Authors as Mentors, Nonfiction, Poetry
by Lucy Calkins

One to One: The Art of Conferring with Young Writers
by Lucy Calkins, Amanda Hartman, Zoe Ryder White

Freaks, Geeks & Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence by Luke Jackson

Drven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey

Wilson Reading System Deluxe Set (Complete Kit) by Barbara A. Wilson

The Fluent Reader: Oral Reading Strategies for Building Word Recognition, Fluency, and Comprehension by Timothy V. Rasinski

Supporting Struggling Readers and Writers: Strategies for Classroom Intervention 3-6
by Dorothy S. Strickland, Kathy Ganske, Joanne K. Monroe

All Kinds of Minds: A Young Student's Book About Learning Abilities and Learning Disorders by Melvin D. Levine

The Myth of Laziness by Mel Levine

A Mind at a Time by Mel Levine

Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14 by Chip Wood