Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It
Kelly Gallagher
 Our friend and the author of this influential new book, Kelly Gallagher, is an amazingly inspirational speaker with an incredibly quick wit. He also possesses a strong finger on the pulse of education today derived from his daily work with students in his classroom. The title of his new book comes from his own definition: “Read-i-cide n: The systematic killing of the love of reading, often exacerbated by the inane, mind-numbing practices found in schools.” We appreciate and respect his grounded perspective on what is happening in some of our schools. Kelly says,“Reading is dying in our schools. Educators are familiar with many of the factors that have contributed to the decline—poverty, second-language issues, and the ever-expanding choices of electronic entertainment.” Yet Kelly doesn’t settle for only identifying the problems in our schools. Readicide outlines specific steps to prevent and stop “the downward spiral in reading—steps that will help prevent the loss of another generation of readers.” We love this book and hope you will too!To see other books from Kelly click here.
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Of Primary Importance: What's Essential in Teaching Young Writers
Ann Marie Corgill
 Looking for a jump start to your primary writing program? Ann Marie Corgill has just come out with her wonderful new book, Of Primary Importance, What’s Essential in Teaching Young Writers.
We found this book to be an utterly delightful look into the minds of young writers all nestled in a classroom environment that nurtures their smart and unique thinking. The book explores guiding primary students through units of study on fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Reading the book gave us renewed vigor for our writer’s workshop.
Ann Marie has taught at the Manhattan New School under Shelley Harwayne , worked closely with Ralph Fletcher and his wife Jan Portalupi (she was actually their son’s teacher!), and speaks to teachers throughout the US. We loved this book!
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Adventures in Graphica
Terry Thompson
 Are you fascinated with Graphica? Are your reluctant readers pouring over graphic novels they’ve recently checked out from the library? Have some of the wonderful new graphic novels made it onto the shelves of your classroom library? Are you reading this and wondering what in the world a graphic novel is? This new cultural phenomenon has real power and potential to reach readers in our classrooms. If you want to know how you can tap into this captivating trend, check out Terry Thompsons new book called Adventures in Graphica, Using Comics and Graphic Novels to Teach Comprehension, 2-6!
In this book, Terry weaves together current research and his own experience to help guide us through the new world of Graphica as a highly motivational tool to teach comprehension, vocabulary and fluency to even our most reluctant readers.
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Good Books Matter, How to Choose and Use Children’s Literature to Help Students Grow as Readers
Shelley Stagg Peterson and Larry Swartz
 We are always looking for good books to read to our children. In this book, Good Books Matter, How to choose and use children’s literature to help students grow as readers by Shelley Stagg Peterson and Larry Swartz, we found a wonderful resource to guide us as we select books to read aloud. The authors have organized the information by genres and offer guidance on choosing books as well as ideas for extension and assessment. The book includes book lists that are compiled by purpose, age of students and genre as well as annotated information on the hundreds of titles. It’s a must have resource!
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