Essential Reads for ELA teachers
The Willingboro School District has provided a variety of professional texts for our ELA teachers. We believe professional development is a good investment!
Elementary Teachers:
The Continuum of Literacy Learning, A Guide to Teaching, Fountas &Pinnell
A Guide to the Reading Workshop, Lucy Calkins
A Guide to the Writing Workshop, Lucy Calkins
Writing Pathways, Performance Assessments and Learning Progressions, K-8, Calkins
The Word-Conscious Classroom, Building the Vocabulary Readers and Writers Need, Scott, Skobel, Wells
Writing Workshop, The Essential Guide, Ralph Fletcher, JoAnn Portalupi
The No-Nonsense Guide to Teaching Writing, Strategies, Structures & Solutions, Judy Davis & Sharon Hill
Words Their Way, Word Study for Reading, Vocabulary and Spelling Instruction, Donald Bear
The Reading Strategies Book, Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Readers, Jennifer Serravallo
The Writing Strategies Book, Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Writers, Jennifer Serravallo
The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading, An Assess-Decide-Guide Framework for Supporting Every Reader, Jan Richardson
Intermediate and Secondary Teachers:
What to Teach Readers Tomorrow, fiction edition & nonfiction edition, Gravity Goldberg
180 Days, Two Teachers Quest to Engage and Empower Adolescents, Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle
Falling In Love with Close Reading, Lessons for Analyzing Texts and life, Lehman, Roberts
Unlocking Complex Texts, A Systematic Framework for Building Adolescents' Comprehension, Laura Robb
Book Love, Penny Kittle
WRITE Beside Them, Risk, Voice, and Clarity in high school writing, Penny Kittle
The Journey Is Everything, Teaching Essays That Students Want to Write for People Who Want to Read Them, Katherine Bomer
Beyond Literary Analysis, Teaching Students to Write with Passion and Authority About Any Text, Allison Marchetti & Rebekah O'Dell
Writing with Mentors, How to Reach Every Writer in the Room Using Current, Engaging Mentor Texts, Allison Marchetti & Rebekah O'Dell
Writing a Life, Teaching Memoir to Sharpen Insight, Shape Meaning--and Triumph Over Tests, Katherine Bomer
For A Better World: Reading and Writing for Social Action, Randy and Katherine Boomer
The Continuum of Literacy Learning, A Guide to Teaching, Fountas &Pinnell
A Guide to the Reading Workshop, Lucy Calkins
A Guide to the Writing Workshop, Lucy Calkins
Writing Pathways, Performance Assessments and Learning Progressions, K-8, Calkins
The Word-Conscious Classroom, Building the Vocabulary Readers and Writers Need, Scott, Skobel, Wells
Writing Workshop, The Essential Guide, Ralph Fletcher, JoAnn Portalupi
The No-Nonsense Guide to Teaching Writing, Strategies, Structures & Solutions, Judy Davis & Sharon Hill
Words Their Way, Word Study for Reading, Vocabulary and Spelling Instruction, Donald Bear
The Reading Strategies Book, Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Readers, Jennifer Serravallo
The Writing Strategies Book, Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Writers, Jennifer Serravallo
The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading, An Assess-Decide-Guide Framework for Supporting Every Reader, Jan Richardson
Intermediate and Secondary Teachers:
What to Teach Readers Tomorrow, fiction edition & nonfiction edition, Gravity Goldberg
180 Days, Two Teachers Quest to Engage and Empower Adolescents, Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle
Falling In Love with Close Reading, Lessons for Analyzing Texts and life, Lehman, Roberts
Unlocking Complex Texts, A Systematic Framework for Building Adolescents' Comprehension, Laura Robb
Book Love, Penny Kittle
WRITE Beside Them, Risk, Voice, and Clarity in high school writing, Penny Kittle
The Journey Is Everything, Teaching Essays That Students Want to Write for People Who Want to Read Them, Katherine Bomer
Beyond Literary Analysis, Teaching Students to Write with Passion and Authority About Any Text, Allison Marchetti & Rebekah O'Dell
Writing with Mentors, How to Reach Every Writer in the Room Using Current, Engaging Mentor Texts, Allison Marchetti & Rebekah O'Dell
Writing a Life, Teaching Memoir to Sharpen Insight, Shape Meaning--and Triumph Over Tests, Katherine Bomer
For A Better World: Reading and Writing for Social Action, Randy and Katherine Boomer
Essential links for ELA teachers:
Resources for Virtual Teaching and Learning
TCRWP, Columbia University, Teachers College Reading and Writing Project
Virtual Learning Resources https://readingandwritingproject.org/virtuallearning
Fundations Virtual Resource Hub https://www.wilsonlanguage.com/programs/fundations/materials/virtual-resource-hub/
Free Access for the remainder of the 19/20 s.y.
Time for Kids. Time for Kids offers a free digital library for the rest of the year. https://time.com/tfk-free/
Get Epic. Wide array of digital texts. https://www.getepic.com/
Audible - free stories for kids for as long as schools are closed. https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Learning A-Z - Free access to leveled texts for the remainder of the school year. https://www.learninga-z.com/
Scholastic Learn at Home- Great access to popular book titles, animated and fun for young students. Books and activities for students in grades PreK-9. https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html?caching
TCRWP, Columbia University, Teachers College Reading and Writing Project
Virtual Learning Resources https://readingandwritingproject.org/virtuallearning
Fundations Virtual Resource Hub https://www.wilsonlanguage.com/programs/fundations/materials/virtual-resource-hub/
Free Access for the remainder of the 19/20 s.y.
Time for Kids. Time for Kids offers a free digital library for the rest of the year. https://time.com/tfk-free/
Get Epic. Wide array of digital texts. https://www.getepic.com/
Audible - free stories for kids for as long as schools are closed. https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Learning A-Z - Free access to leveled texts for the remainder of the school year. https://www.learninga-z.com/
Scholastic Learn at Home- Great access to popular book titles, animated and fun for young students. Books and activities for students in grades PreK-9. https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html?caching
CLI, Children's Literacy Initiative: LEARN, is your guide to the very best research based literacy practices. Learn high impact strategies that are respectful of children's needs and interests while promoting joy and rigor in the classroom. https://learn.cli.org/
Office Hours with Lucy Calkins, Heinemann Blog and webinars:
https://blog.heinemann.com/teaching-and-leading-amidst-covid-19-join-lucy-calkins-for-a-webinar
https://blog.heinemann.com/teaching-and-leading-amidst-covid-19-join-lucy-calkins-for-a-webinar
Heinemann Publishing- Create an account and register all Calkins UOS curricular resources
https://www.heinemann.com/
https://www.heinemann.com/
Facebook groups for Teachers:
https://www.facebook.com/readingandwritingproject/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ReadingStrategiesBook/
https://www.facebook.com/pg/WilsonLanguageTraining/posts/
https://www.facebook.com/readingandwritingproject/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ReadingStrategiesBook/
https://www.facebook.com/pg/WilsonLanguageTraining/posts/
Padlet- An easy way to create a learning wall and build a collaborative learning experience with students and/or colleagues. Website allows three free padlets. www.padlet.com
Wakelet- Create learning walls and build a collaborative learning experience with students. Unlike Padlet, this site is completely free. www.wakelet.com
Seesaw- Student driven digital portfolios and a great way to share learning with parents.
https://web.seesaw.me/
https://web.seesaw.me/
NoRedInk- Exercises to support student writers. https://www.noredink.com/
Author Ralph Fletcher has been a mentor to teachers and young writers everywhere. He has helped hundreds of thousands of teachers understand the importance of writing workshop. http://ralphfletcher.com/
Free access to leveled news articles for students:
Tween Tribune www.tweentribune.com/
NewsELA https://newsela.com/
Tween Tribune www.tweentribune.com/
NewsELA https://newsela.com/
Wilsons Fundations- https://www.wilsonlanguage.com/pages/fundations-closure-support/?utm_source=constant_contact&utm_medium=email&utm_content=text_fundations_link&utm_campaign=20_student_support
"Education is a never-ending process."