This booklist was created to include both children’s literature and professional texts that relate directly to the theme of literacy assessment. While some of these books are not explicitly connected to the concept of literacy assessment, the goal...
The following books have been my educational and instructional references over the past few years. I hope you are inspired to engage with one of these selections. You may have one or two on your shelf already. Maybe it’s time to take it down and be...
This booklist invites readers to think deeply about the power of collaboration. Reading and learning from this wide range of picturebooks will give literacy learners a rich understanding of what collaboration looks like all over the world, in big...
“What hopes and dreams do you have for the school year? What hopes and dreams do you have for your future? When you grow up, what do you hope to do?” I asked my class. My students turned and talked with their partners and then shared some ideas that...
Featured Title The Word Collector By Peter H. Reynolds Jerome loves collecting words—long, short, powerful, and poetic. As his collection grows, he discovers the joy of sharing words to connect, inspire, and empower others. The book celebrates...
Classroom community can be transformed into an intentional and sustainable process through culturally responsive literature. Rather than solely building community at the beginning of the school year, we can embrace an ongoing process of cultivating...
Featured Title Shape Search By Melissa Stewart Shape Search is an interactive picturebook that introduces young readers to different shapes found in the natural world. Through vibrant illustrations and simple text, the book invites students to...
Many teachers start the year with a name study. It’s an excellent way to get to know each other, build community, introduce letters and sounds in the younger grades and give students a voice in a safe way as they share their names and the stories...
These books are recommended by members of the Classroom Corridors Elementary Cohort, a community of passionate educators brought together by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) to amplify the voices of elementary teachers and enrich...
Earlier in my teaching career I felt like I had time for an endless number of read-alouds during the school day. But, as we all know, the elementary school teaching landscape is different now. Between scripted curricula, mandatory intervention...