New Teacher Resources in Literacy
The Big Book of Literacy Tasks, Grades K–8
Arranged to make day-to-day planning easier, 75 two-page tasks scaffold students’ literacy growth to ensure independent effort and engagement. Includes mini-lessons, teaching charts, sample work, and “watch fors” and “work arounds.”
Grades K–8
Organized by developmental reading stage, this timely book shows you how to organize groups, plan and teach lessons, select texts, and differentiate instruction. Includes 70 downloadable teacher and student resources.
Grades K–5
How to Prevent Reading Difficulties
By blending the science of reading with the best instructional practices that lead to authentic reading—the ultimate goal of balanced literacy—teachers can prevent many reading difficulties in PreK-3 learners.
Grades PreK–3
Practical strategies to streamline instruction helps you focus on key beliefs and literacy-building activities for reading, writing, speaking and listening, and argumentation.
Grades K–12
Text Structures from Fairy Tales
These 35 lessons, each based on a fairy tale, provide students with writing prompts, text structures, and guidance on writing a kernel essay that serves as scaffolding for a detailed rhetorical piece.
Grades 4–12
Answers to Your Biggest Questions About Teaching Elementary Reading
Research-backed, classroom-tested advice helps reading teachers build and maintain an inclusive reading community; organize student-centered, responsive instruction; implement effective assessment methods; and empower student readers.
Grades K-5
Answers to Your Biggest Questions About Teaching Elementary Writing
Part of the Five-to-Thrive series, this book serves as a go-to desk companion designed to meet you at the moment you need instructional answers.
Grades K-5
Answers to Your Biggest Questions About Teaching Middle & High School ELA
Gain in-the-moment solutions to the most urgent challenges early-career teachers face in providing student-centered and efficient ELA instruction.
Grades 6-12
The Common Core Companions
These must-have guides translate each and every standard for reading, writing, speaking and listening, language, and foundational skills into the day-to-day “what you do”: lesson ideas, best literacy practices, grouping configurations, adaptations for ELLs, anchor charts, and more.
Grades K–2 | 3–5 | 6–8 | 9–12
Not in a common core state? Check out the Your Literacy Standards Companions