ESL Instruction That Works
A great resource for implementing Classroom Instruction That Works strategies for ESL/ELL students, says ESL teacher Julie Dermody.
Great Media Literacy Resource
Reviewer Jamey Cates says this ISTE guide is an excellent resource for cultivating media literacy skills, with ready-to-serve lessons correlated to standards.
Leadership for RTI
This book for school leaders "provides the steps and framework necessary to seamlessly apply the RTI approach within our schools," says Linda Biondi.
Reading in the Content Areas
Useful hands-on tools for frustrated content-area teachers who ask, “How can I teach reading? I’m a (fill in the blank) teacher!”, says Sharon Nelson.
Solving Behavior Problems
Caltha Crowe's story of "Sammy" can help teachers at many grade levels take a responsive approach to children who challenge, says reviewer Linda Biondi.
A Love Letter to Reading
If you’re looking for a how-to book organized around the Common Core standards for reading, this book is not for you, says reviewer Ellen Berg.
Unorthodox View of Research
Though Lehman offers strategies to make the research process interesting to gr 4-8 students, his approach may prove too difficult, says reviewer Brooke Schultz.
Those Beautiful Howler Monkeys
Cindi Rigsbee & Laurie Wasser- man each reviewed Heather Wolpert-Gawron's MS teaching guide & drew the same conclusion: funny & full of great ideas.
Review: Wounded by School
Reviewer Lorie Shiveley agrees with many of Kristen Olson's concerns about wounded students, but she says teachers get too much of the blame.