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October 16, 2003

C O N T E N T S

1) Support your upper elementary readers
2) Collaboration days
3) PD Corner: School-based staff development
4) Try our new Web poll
5) GUIDED READING BASICS is now available to review on-line
6) Visit Stenhouse at an upcoming conference

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1) Support your upper elementary readers
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"When we thought about our own book shopping, we realized that we 
spend hours browsing in bookstores and libraries. We look at 
covers, read book reviews, talk to friends, read the front flaps 
and the first pages before choosing books. So much of the joy of 
reading is in finding a book that we hope to love or one that we 
are eager to read. We can't take that part of reading away from 
our students. We can't expect our students to choose books 
quickly if we want their choices to be thoughtful or if we want 
them to read deeply. We need to give them the time to choose good 
books and the strategies to do so. We value good book choice as 
much as we value other reading skills."

--from Chapter 7, "Browsing and Book Choice All Year Long," in 
the new book STILL LEARNING TO READ

Franki Sibberson and Karen Szymusiak, authors of BEYOND LEVELED 
BOOKS, bring you a new guide to teaching reading in grades 3-6. 
>From classroom organization to book selection to reading 
strategies that are especially important for this age group, 
STILL LEARNING TO READ will show you how to balance reading 
instruction with the content demands of the upper elementary 
curriculum.

To review this book on-line, in its entirety, go to:

http://www.stenhouse.com/0359.asp

***Special offer: Order this book on our Web site by October 31, 
and we'll waive the shipping charge (a $5 value)! Just enter 
coupon code NL40 at the first checkout screen on our Web site.

STILL LEARNING TO READ: Teaching Students in Grades 3-6
Franki Sibberson and Karen Szymusiak
168 pp/paper * $21.00 * Now available!
http://www.stenhouse.com/0359.asp

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2) Collaboration days
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Read about how Visalia Unified School District (California) uses 
early dismissal to provide collaborative professional 
development:

A Day for Teaching Teachers

The district's calendar for collaboration days highlights the 
scheduling challenge, especially for a large district that has a 
mix of year-round and traditional schools:

(Link no longer available)

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3) PD Corner: School-based staff development
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*October Quote of the Month*

"School-based professional development is not work for the faint-
hearted. To do it well requires a calm disposition and the trust-
building skills of a mediator, combined with the steely 
determination and perseverance of an innovator."
--Ellen Guiney, Executive Director of the Boston Plan for 
Excellence

More and more school leaders are realizing the only path to 
sustained change in classrooms is through site-based professional 
development. Many teachers and curriculum coordinators are being 
tapped to lead these programs in their home districts. Who knows 
better what the needs and challenges are at any school than 
someone who works in it? For an excellent summary of the benefits 
and pitfalls of school-based development programs, read "Making 
Our Own Road," a report by Alan Richard written for the Edna 
McConnell Clark Foundation:

http://www.emcf.org/pdf/student_ourownroadbw.pdf

Stenhouse has developed a program of resources for school leaders 
spearheading site-based professional opportunities. Read, Share, 
Teach (RST) provides innovative and detailed descriptions of 
workshops tied to our books and videos. The newest RST offering 
uses materials from Cris Tovani's book I READ IT, BUT I DON'T GET 
IT and video series THOUGHTFUL READING. To download the free 21-
page facilitator's guide, which includes four hour-long 
workshops, go to:

http://www.stenhouse.com/rsttoc.asp

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4) Try our new Web poll
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We've added a Web mini-poll to our home page where you can weigh 
in on some interesting issues and see how other Stenhouse 
visitors have responded. The question for our inaugural poll is: 
What has been your most effective professional development 
experience? Cast your vote at:

http://www.stenhouse.com

(Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the poll.)

The questions will change weekly, so visit often and be counted!

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5) GUIDED READING BASICS is now available to review on-line
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You can now review the entire text of the new book GUIDED READING 
BASICS on our Web site. Written by experienced classroom teacher 
and curriculum consultant Lori Jamison Rog, this book provides a 
comprehensive model for guided reading in K-3 classrooms:

http://www.stenhouse.com/0383.asp

The print version of this book is also available now.

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6) Visit Stenhouse at an upcoming conference
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Look for Stenhouse and our distributors at a conference near you! 
Our exhibit schedule has just been updated on our Web site: 

http://www.stenhouse.com/exhibit.asp

We encourage you to meet your local Stenhouse Distributor, who 
you can consult for all of your professional development needs.

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