New to teaching reading?

Here are some resources that helped me when I was first converting from traditional reading groups to guided reading groups.  I've also been fortunate to meet Pat Pavelka and sit in on one of the professional developments that she lead in my county.  


All of these book covers are linked to Amazon so that you can read more about them!!

My guided reading mangement is full of sticky notes, group meeting plans, and notes filled with ideas...it is very well used.

The Making Connections book was a HUGE help to me and helped me to realize that I really wasn't putting enough wait on getting my students to make connections with what they were reading.  I HIGHLY recommend this book.

                       (Amazon does not currently have this book in stock.)

During the 2nd semester I give the question prompt book to my literature circle group and let them use it to come up with questions to ask each other.  It is great for self directed learners!!

The Create Independent Learners book is new to me and I haven't read it, but if it is like all of the other Pat Pavelka books, it is highly worth purchasing!

If you are knew to differentiated learning and how it can shape your centers, this little book is great, too!

Good luck with reading this year.  If I can help in any way or if you have questions that I can possibly answer, I am here, or just an email away!

The Ten-Minute Inservice--Wouldn't That Be Awesome?

Is your administrator long winded?  Maybe you might want to slip this on his or her desk?  Or maybe you are the administrator's secret pal and you can 'anonymously' donate the book?  hehe  It's worth a try!!!

The book has 40 different 'lessons' that are broken up into different areas:  classroom management, teaching practices, school climate, learning from others, and "What makes a great teacher?".  This book is seriously a good read and helpful even if you aren't an administrator.  Sometimes it just makes sense to know what they are looking for....especially around evaluation times!  As an added bonus, pdf files can be downloaded for free!  Or....if you or your administrator is a techie, there are Power Point slides that can be used also!!!


Now...with all that said, who wants to win this book?  I am going to give this great book away!


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