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August 16, 2005

C O N T E N T S

1) Check out our new fall lineup
2) Leaders hit the ground learning, not running
3) Author Conversations: Joanne Hindley & Aimee Buckner Part II
4) PD Corner: Word Workshops
5) Refrain from joining these refrains

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1) Check out our new fall lineup
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We've just posted details about nine new fall titles--six books 
and three videos--on our Web site. As each new book is available 
for previewing on-line and each title is released, we'll let you 
know about it here in Newslinks. In the meantime, enjoy browsing 
the list below, and remember that you can pre-order on our Web 
site to ensure that you receive new titles as soon as they are 
published.

Look for our new fall catalogue in your mailbox later this month!

Practice with Purpose: Literacy Work Stations for Grades 3-6
Debbie Diller * 232 pp/paper * $21.00 * Available Now
http://www.stenhouse.com/0395.asp?r=n74
Everything you need to integrate this effective structure into 
your upper elementary classroom. 

Teaching for Deep Comprehension: A Reading Workshop Approach
Linda J. Dorn and Carla Soffos * 192 pp/paper + 85-min. DVD
$25.00 * Available in September
http://www.stenhouse.com/0403.asp?r=n74
"A book that has something for everyone." --Linda Hoyt
Combines theory and research with practical steps for effectively 
integrating comprehension teaching into everyday lessons. 
Companion DVD has video illustrating reading workshop in first and 
fourth grade, an adult book club discussion, and more.

The Joy of Conferring: One-on-One with Young Readers
Debbie Miller * 2 30-min. programs + viewing guide
$195.00 * Available in October
DVD format: http://www.stenhouse.com/0427.asp?r=n74
VHS format: http://www.stenhouse.com/0423.asp?r=n74
See the best-selling author of Reading with Meaning and Happy 
Reading! as she conducts reading conferences with her students.

Reality Checks: Teaching Reading Comprehension with
Nonfiction, K-5 * Tony Stead * 264 pp/paper
$22.00 * Available in November
http://www.stenhouse.com/0364.asp?r=n74
Offers a multitude of practical approaches for helping children 
extract, interpret, and evaluate information in nonfiction texts.

When Writing Workshop Isn't Working: Answers to Ten Tough 
Questions, Grades 2-5
Mark Overmeyer * 144 pp/paper * $16.00 * Available in November
http://www.stenhouse.com/0404.asp?r=n74
Drawing on his experience as a literacy coordinator and teacher, 
Mark Overmeyer provides practical advice for overcoming the most 
common problems that arise; illustrated by student examples.

More Than Guided Reading: Finding the Right Instructional Mix, K-3
Cathy Mere * 184 pp/paper * $18.00 * Available in November
http://www.stenhouse.com/0388.asp?r=n74
Explores how to change focus to allow more time for other 
instructional components that help students gain independence; 
includes sample lessons, questions for conferences, and ideas for 
revamping guided reading groups.

Building Adolescent Readers
Kelly Gallagher * 3 25-min. programs + viewing guide
$295.00 * Available in November
DVD format: http://www.stenhouse.com/0430.asp?r=n74
VHS format: http://www.stenhouse.com/0421.asp?r=n74
Drawing from his books Reading Reasons and Deeper Reading, Kelly 
presents examples of both small- and whole-group discussions and 
shows how to engage students with a variety of texts.

Reading the World: Content Comprehension with Linguistically 
Diverse Learners * Anne Goudvis and Stephanie Harvey
3 30-min. programs + viewing guide * $295.00 * Available in 
November
DVD format: http://www.stenhouse.com/0426.asp?r=n74
VHS format: http://www.stenhouse.com/0379.asp?r=n74
Shows how effective comprehension strategy instruction is 
integrated with content knowledge acquisition in science and 
social studies, in a school where English language learners are 
the majority.

Mechanically Inclined: Building Grammar, Usage, and Style into 
Writer's Workshop * Jeff Anderson * 224 pp/paper * $20.00
Available in November
http://www.stenhouse.com/0412.asp?r=n74
Provides an alternative to the negative, rule-plagued emphasis of 
much grammar instruction by connecting theory on using grammar in 
context with practical instructional strategies and lessons.

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2) Leaders hit the ground learning, not running
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  Whether you are arriving to take up a new post or serving
  in the trenches when a new administrator takes charge, the
  moment of job entry always seems rich with the possibility
  for productive change--and freighted with the heady
  fantasy that the Lone Ranger will ride into town and make
  everything better overnight. Of course, reality quickly
  sets in, and we are reminded once again that there are no
  silver bullets.

The June issue of Phi Delta Kappan includes this timely article 
about a five-step approach for starting a new leadership position. 
The EntryPlan methodology emphasizes learning and making the most 
of the "healthy confusion" that accompanies entry into a new job:

http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k_v86/k0506jen.htm

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3) Author Conversations: Joanne Hindley & Aimee Buckner, Part II
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What should a writer's notebook look like? In Part II of the 
latest Author Conversations video, Joanne and Aimee discuss 
notebook preconceptions and how to build models with students from 
the start:

http://www.stenhouse.com/conversations.asp?r=n74

Next time: Alfred Tatum, author of Teaching Reading to Black 
Adolescent Males

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4) PD Corner: Word Workshops
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Fascinated by words and their origins? Check out the Word Origins 
site, which includes discussion boards, a free newsletter, and 
"The Big List," over 400 words and phrases with intriguing 
histories:
 
http://www.wordorigins.org/homepage.htm

For professional development around word learning, Max Brand's 
video series, A Day of Words, includes snapshots of word learning 
integrated throughout the day in his fifth grade classroom. The 
viewing guide, with a wealth of suggestions for workshops with 
colleagues, can be downloaded here:

http://www.stenhouse.com/pdfs/0411guid.pdf

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5) Refrain from joining these refrains
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Susan Ohanian takes aim at the language used by critics of public 
schools (and in turn the media) to euphemize rhetoric that casts 
public schools and teachers as failing, in this piece from The 
School Administrator:

http://www.stenhouse.com/rdohanian.htm

For more of Susan Ohanian's wit, see her advice book for teachers, 
Ask Ms. Class. You can read the first chapter on-line:

http://www.stenhouse.com/0025.asp?r=n74

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