I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and is getting plenty of rest! Over the break, I like to catch up on my reading. I just finished Improving Comprehension with Think-Aloud Strategies by Jeffrey D. Wilhelm. I found this book at my local library while browsing the education section. Although the book was published in 2001, I still found several useful ideas. This book focuses on making your thinking visible to your students. The author demonstrates "think-aloud" using the major comprehension strategies and the basic gradual release of responsibility model.
Some of my other favorite professional development books include:
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Everyone loves Fountas and Pinnell! Initially, I was only certified to teach grades PK - 3. This book helped me make the transition to teaching reading in the upper grades when I received my endorsement for grades 4-5. This book is full of amazing resources. Every time I read it, I come away with something different.
This has to be one of my favorite professional development books of all time. We used this book in one of my college courses, and I have reread it several times since. I had the great pleasure of hearing Debbie Miller at the Reading Recovery Conference in 2011. Is anyone else excited to read the second edition?
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This is another hit by Debbie Miller! With this book, Debbie really forces you to reflect upon your own teaching and focus on your core beliefs.
My district led a book study on Strategies That Work last school-year. I really enjoyed reading and discussing the ideas presented in this book. I am constantly going back into this book to pull ideas. As an intervention teacher working with several grades, this book provides several strategy lessons that can be differentiated for a multitude of grade levels.
This is another great resource that I found while browsing the education section at my local library. I am definitely glad that I found it! This book really forced me to think about my own reading practices. I love how Donalyn Miller reminds us that a reading teacher needs to love reading herself before trying to get others to love reading.
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