There’s Research for That: Your K-5 Literacy Instruction Questions Answered

This thoroughly researched book, with 20 chapters answering pressing literacy instruction questions, is ideal for K-5 classroom teachers, as well as interventionists, coaches and consultants. Each chapter follows a predictable, helpful format: Discussion from the Classroom, Background and Assumptions, Research Studies That Inform the Question, Research Findings, and (perhaps most importantly) So What? Actions for…

7 Mighty Moves Reading Resources

This companion to 7 Mighty Moves, best used by educators who have read the original book, is 320 pages of resources to help K-3 teachers support each “move” in the classroom. Resources include word lists, picture cards, lesson plan templates, student work sheets, reference cards, short texts, etc. The author’s goal was to help teachers…

Just Tell Them: The Power of Explanations and Explicit Teaching

This book is an excellent resource for educators of all grades and subjects. The short, easy-to-read chapters include research-based, practical suggestions for the classroom. Chapters include: Explain with undivided attention, Explain clearly, Explain interactively, Explain with visuals, Explain with examples, Explain with stories, Explain and release. The book addresses both misconceptions and best practices for…

Primary Reading Simplified: A Practical Guide to Classroom Teaching & Whole-School Implementation

“Primary” in the UK corresponds approximately to K-6 in Ontario, and Junior teachers may especially appreciate chapters on Extended Reading, Close Reading and Fluency Reading routines in the classroom. School leaders will also benefit from tips on broader implementation of an evidence-based approach to reading.

Tackling Tough Texts: A Research-Based Guide to Scaffolding Learning in Grades 6-12

This book is for Grade 6-12 teachers, of any subject that requires students to read. It’s reader-friendly and packed with ways to scaffold texts in English and content-area classes. Using grade-level texts is so important and the authors have organized text challenges into five categories (Textual Density, Knowledge Demands, Text Structure Demands, Vocabulary & Language…

Harnessing the Science of Learning: Success Stories to Help Kickstart Your School Improvement

With chapters covering the science of reading, effective literacy teaching (as well as mathematics), cognitive load theory, and knowledge-rich curricula, this book can inform and inspire all educators, and with its focus on improving instruction at the school level, it’s particularly valuable for school and system leaders with decision-making responsibilities.

Teaching Reading Comprehension to Students with Learning Difficulties

This newly updated book (Third Edition) is a great resource for teachers of all grades looking to support their students’ reading comprehension. It’s particularly helpful for instructing students who have learning difficulties, but is a valuable read for all educators. The book includes chapters on Vocabulary, Promoting Content-Area Literacy, Supporting English Learners, Intensive Interventions, Multicomponent…

Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Young Children: Driving Change in Early Education

This evidence-based planning guide will help educators of young children (K/1) and those who lead them to use the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support framework to enhance student development and success in literacy, language and the social-emotional domain. Chapter topics include using data-based decision making, engaging families, dual-lanuage learners, children with disabilities, and specific chapters on…

Students With Autism: How To Improve Language, Literacy and Academic Success

This resource is for all educators who work with students with autism. While many books on this topic focus on social and behavioural needs, this book offers a comprehensive focus on curriculum and instruction for this population of students. Early chapters on characteristics of autism and how core deficits affect language and learning are valuable…

How Learning Happens: Seminal Works in Educational Psychology and What They Mean in Practice

How Learning Happens is broken down into 28 short chapters, each one focusing on an important element of educational research. The format of each chapter with consistent sections (Why you should read this article, Abstract of the article, The article, Conclusions/implications of the work for educational practice, and How to use this work in your…

Strive-For-Five Conversations

Oral language is the cornerstone of literacy, and this reader-friendly book provides a tool – the “Strive-For-Five” framework – to help educators extend conversations with students to help support speaking, vocabulary, reasoning and other skills. Chapters include “Creating Classroom Routines for Strive-for-Five Conversations”, “Choosing Books That Spark Rich Conversations” and “Talking Is Teaching: Strive-For-Five Conversations…