Professional+Books

= = =__Recommended Professional Books__=
 * __Student Diversity,__ Brownlie and Schnellert., Explores the latest theories, research, and best practice in inclusive classrooms__.__
 * __Reading with Meaning__, Debbie Miller, Teaching primary children to become thoughtful, independent, and strategic readers
 * __Comprehension Through Conversation,__ Maria Nichols, Elementary focus, a valuable way to help children think, articulate their opinions about a text, and get the most from their reading experiences.
 * __Reading Zone__, Nancie Atwell builds the case that frequent, voluminous reading is the key to developing skilled, passionate, habitual, critical readers.
 * __Reading and Seeing,__ Jeff Wilhelm, Great resource for understanding the gradual release of responsibility
 * __Adolescent Literacy,__ __Turning Promise into Practice,__ a collection of articles written by a variety of literacy leaders
 * __A room with a Differentiated View,__ Joanne Yatvin. Shows how differentiation can happen in the classroom in practical ways
 * __Enriching the Brain,__ Eric Jensen, How to maximize every learner's potential. Reader-friendly resource filled with the best information available on how to teach and bring out the best in every child.
 * __Classroom Discussion,__ Dixie Lee Spiegel, Strengthen your students' learning by using discussion as a tool to engagement, reflection, and deeper learning.
 * __Building Literacy Through Classroom Discussion,__ Mary Adler and Eija Rougle, How to teach students the attributes of higher-order talk and writing; pose questions that engage adolescents; link discussions across texts and content areas. (Middle School)
 * __Our Turn to Talk,__ (SD 44) Oral Language
 * __Guided Listening,__ Lisa Donohue, A framework for using read-aloud and other oral language experiences to build comprehension skills and help students record, share, value, and interpret ideas.
 * 3 __Minute Motivators__, Kathy Paterson, More than 100 simple ideas to refocus a group, release excess energy, etc.
 * __Mini-Lessons for Literature Circles,__ Harvey Daniels and Nancy Steineke, Practical lessons that focus on the crucial elements of Literature Circles
 * __Units of Study for Teaching Writing Graes 3-5,__ Lucy Calkins, Writing Workshop - the complete guide to getting it going.

=__**Professional Videos**__=
 * SMART Reading DVD's (available from SD 40 - New Westminster)