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August 23, 2006

C O N T E N T S

1) Introducing our fall lineup
2) Author Conversations: Janet Allen
3) The ups and downs of teaching writing in tween classrooms
4) PD Corner: Connecting kids with books
5) Three simple secrets of school-based coaching

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1) Introducing our fall lineup
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We've just listed six new fall titles on our website--follow the 
links below for details on each one. You can preorder titles that 
are not yet available and we will ship them to you as soon as they 
arrive from the printer! And look for our new fall catalog, 
arriving in mailboxes this week.

One Child at a Time: Making the Most of Your Time with Struggling 
Readers, K-6 * Pat Johnson * Available in October
http://www.stenhouse.com/0434.asp?r=n95
Introduces a framework for assessing struggling readers and 
planning instruction, helping teachers impart strategies to 
understand text and solve words. Filled with examples to 
illustrate what teaching struggling readers looks like.

Boy Writers: Reclaiming Their Voices
Ralph Fletcher * Available in November
http://www.stenhouse.com/0425.asp?r=n95
Drawing on his experiences as staff developer, children's book 
author, and father of four boys, Ralph Fletcher encourages 
teachers to imagine the writing classroom from the perspective of 
boys and to create a stimulating environment for them.

Responsive Literacy Coaching: Tools for Creating and Sustaining 
Purposeful Change * Cheryl Dozier * Available in November
http://www.stenhouse.com/0463.asp?r=n95
Provides both a theoretical framework and practical tools for 
literacy coaches, with vignettes that bring coaching interactions 
to life. Emphasizes the importance of reflecting broadly on 
coaching goals and possibilities.

Teaching Adolescent Writers
Kelly Gallagher * Available in December
http://www.stenhouse.com/0422.asp?r=n95
Shares a host of classroom-tested strategies that enable teachers 
to motivate young writers, model good writing, provide choice, and 
assess writing effectively.

Family Literacy Experiences: Creating Reading and Writing 
Opportunities That Support Classroom Learning
Jennifer Rowsell * Foreword by Dorothy Strickland
from Pembroke Publishers * Available in September
http://www.stenhouse.com/8207.asp?r=n95
Explores the power of the home-school connection and invites 
teachers to recognize diverse literacy experiences outside the 
classroom and how they can drive meaningful reading and writing 
instruction.

Reading Doesn't Matter Anymore...
David Booth
from Pembroke Publishers * Available in September
http://www.stenhouse.com/8202.asp?r=n95
Argues that teachers must redefine reading as an activity that 
embraces the needs and interests of students, and outlines twelve 
simple steps to help teachers revolutionize the way they view and 
encourage children's reading.

And these two new titles, previously announced, are available now 
both in print and for browsing online in their entirety:

"The Words Came Down!": English Language Learners Read, Write, and 
Talk Across the Curriculum, K-2 * Emelie Parker & Tess Pardini
http://www.stenhouse.com/0414.asp?r=n95
Outlines structures that support ELL students in the classroom and 
throughout the school, and shows how to implement workshops in 
writing, reading, social studies, math, and science.

Ladybugs, Tornadoes, and Swirling Galaxies: English Language 
Learners Discover Their World Through Inquiry
Brad Buhrow and Anne Upczak Garcia
http://www.stenhouse.com/0400.asp?r=n95
Two primary teachers from a diverse school describe practical ways 
of using nonfiction inquiry to help ELL students become 
independent thinkers and lifelong learners.

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2) Author Conversations: Janet Allen
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"I got rid of all the vocabulary workbooks that were in our 
school...and I used all of that extra time for students to read. 
The research clearly supports that the number one indicator of 
vocabulary growth and academic achievement is volume of reading."

In this audio podcast, Janet Allen describes the philosophy that 
informed her book Words, Words, Words, and how systematic 
vocabulary instruction can be achieved without word lists or 
workbooks:

http://www.stenhouse.com/janet_allen.asp?r=n95

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3) The ups and downs of teaching writing in tween classrooms
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Bruce Morgan and Deb Odom write about the challenges and rewards 
of teaching tweens in their 4th and 6th grade classrooms in the 
April issue of ASCD's Educational Leadership:

http://www.ascd.org/authors/ed_lead/el200604_morgan.html

Bruce and Deb are coauthors of Writing Through the Tween Years. 
Follow this link for details and to read Chapter 1, "Understanding 
Tween Writers":

http://www.stenhouse.com/0406.asp?r=n95

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4) PD Corner: Connecting kids with books
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Looking for ways to entice your students to explore new books? Try 
displaying them face out. In this excerpt from The Read Aloud 
Handbook, author Jim Trelease shares the marketing strategy of 
product placement and how book covers influence our choices:  

http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/rah_chpt6_p4.html

Teri Lesesne's new book, Naked Reading, is loaded with ideas for 
engaging tween readers. Chapter 4 outlines six ways to reconnect 
kids to books, and the Appendix includes a list of over 100 great 
books for tweens:

http://www.stenhouse.com/0416.asp?r=n95
(Scroll down to the links to Chapter 4 and the Appendix in the 
Table of Contents.)

Choosing culturally relevant books can help English language 
learners become more interested in reading. In this article from 
NCTE's Talking Points, David and Yvonne Freeman present six 
questions that can help educators choose culturally relevant texts 
(109KB PDF file):

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

The Novel Experience by Larry Swartz is a practical guide for 
choosing and using fiction in the classroom, and includes an 
Authors Hall of Fame and a collection of Top Ten Lists. Browse the 
entire flipbook online:

http://www.stenhouse.com/8200.asp?r=n95
(Scroll down to link under the Table of Contents.)

In their article, "Hooking Struggling Readers: Using Books They 
Can and Want to Read," Lori Rog and Paul Kropp show how to engage 
struggling readers with high interest, accessible, quality books:

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/374

Rog and Kropp are coauthors of The Write Genre: Classroom 
Activities and Mini-Lessons that Promote Writing with Clarity, 
Style, and Brilliance. Get details and read Chapter 1 here:

http://www.stenhouse.com/8172.asp?r=n95

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5) Three simple secrets of school-based coaching
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"Written on a sticky note stuck to the edge of my laptop are three 
phrases: listen first, teach by example, be patient. Three things 
I've learned as a school-based literacy coach. My notes on these 
simple but essential guidelines are a scaffold for the coaching I 
do, a reminder to be focused on the needs of the teachers and 
their students, a collection of what I've learned over 15 years."

Juli Kendall, coauthor (with Outey Khuon) of Making Sense and 
Writing Sense, offers advice to coaches in this short article from 
the Teacher Leaders Network:

http://www.teacherleaders.org/diaries/JK01.html

The Teacher Leaders Network website includes a long list of high-
quality online resources for teacher coaching and mentoring:

http://www.teacherleaders.org/Resources/coaching.html



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