Stenhouse Newslinks
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/html/authorconversations.htm
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/assets/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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