RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS
This page is still under development and will be updated with more resources soon so please stop by often to check out what's new.
READING LIST
BOOK LOVE FOUNDATION
AWARD WINNING BOOKS
PROFESSIONAL BOOKS
UNH BOOK LIST
KENNETT HIGH SCHOOL BOOK LIST
PENNY KITTLE
OTHER EDUCATORS
RESEARCH THAT SUPPORTS INDEPENDENT READING
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Adolescent Readers in Middle School (2013) - Sheen Hervey Generation Ready
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Federal Mandates on Local Education: Costs and Consequences - Yes, it's a Race, but is it in the Right Direction? (2012) - Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach, State University of New York at New Paltz
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Six Literacy Experiences Children Should Have Every Day (2012) - Richard Allington and Rachael Gabriel in Educational Leadership
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What Kids are Reading: The Book Reading Habits of Students in American Schools (2012) - Renaissance Learning, Inc.
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Adolescent Literacy: A Position Statement in International Reading Association (2012)
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PISA in Focus: Do Students Today Read for Pleasure? (2011)
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Publishers' Criteria for the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Literacy, Grades 3-12 (2011) - David Coleman and Susan Pimentel
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The Fragile Success of School Reform in Bronx (2011) - New York Times: Jonathan Mahler
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Writing to Read: Evidence for How Writing Can Improve Reading (2010) - Carnegie Corporation of New York Report: Steve Graham and Michael Hebert
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The Bracey Report on the Condition of Public Education (2009)
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How the Accelerated Reader Program Can Become Counterproductive for High School Students (2008) - Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy: Gail Thompson, Marga Madhuri, Deborah Taylor
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Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in Middle and High Schools (2007) - Carnegie Corporation of New York Report: Steve Graham and Dolores Perin
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To Read or Not To Read: A Question of National Consequences (2007) - National Endowment for the Arts
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Farewell to Arms: Deemphasizing the Whole-Class Novel (2007) - Douglas Fisher and Gay Ivey
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Reading for Pleasure: A Research Overview (2006) - National Literacy Trust: Christina Clark and Kate Rumbold
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Growth in Reading and How Children Spend Their Time Outside of School (1988) - Reading Research Quarterly: Richard C. Anderson, Paul T. Wilson and Linda G. Fielding
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Teachers are the Center of Education: Writing, Learning and Leading in the Digital Age - The College Board, Phi Delta Kappa International and The National Writing Project
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Collegiate Learning Assessment
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Adolescents' Engagement in Academic Literacy - John T. Guthrie, Allan Wigfield, and Susan Lutz Klauda
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Addressing Detroit's Basic Skills Crisis - The Detroit Regional Workforce Fund Report
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81 Generalizations About Free Reading - Stephen Krashen
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What I've Learned About Effective Reading Instruction - Richard Allington
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Learning to Choose: The Hidden Art of the Enthusiastic Reader - Margaret Mackey
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Why Can't I Skip 20 Minutes of Reading Tonight?
TOOLS FOR TEACHERS & PARENTS
INDEPENDENT READING BY PENNY KITTLE
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Answers to Questions about Independent Reading
READING CONFERENCE BY PENNY KITTLE
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First Reading Conference with a Non-reader
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What If I haven't Read the Book?
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Boys and Reading
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Cooper - NCTE 2012
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Ben - NCTE 2012
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Sam - NCTE 2013