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1. Professional Development | Grades   8 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Alice Walker in the Classroom: "Living by the Word"
   Carol Jago offers readers a handy guide for bringing this celebrated author's work into the classroom, including biographical information, ideas for literature circles using Walker's short stories, sample writing lessons using Walker's poems, suggestions for teaching The Color Purple, and a wealth of resources for further investigation of Alice Walker and her work.
2. Professional Development | Grades   8 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Amy Tan in the Classroom: "The art of invisible strength"
   Offers high school teachers an activity-based approach to teaching the works of Amy Tan, especially The Joy Luck Club and The Opposite of Fate.
3. Professional Development | Grades   7 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Building Literacy Connections with Graphic Novels: Page by Page, Panel by Panel
   This collection of essays by classroom teachers demonstrates how to pair graphic novels with classic literature (including both canonical and YA lit).
4. Professional Development | Grades   2 – 7  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Creating Lifelong Readers Through Independent Reading
   This book provides information on the benefits of independent reading, how to set up a classroom library, and ways to actively engage students in independent reading.
5. Professional Development | Grades   1 – 3  |  Strategy Guide
   Depend on the Text! How to Create Text-Dependent Questions
   Teachers need to create text-dependent questions to elicit close reading. When answering these questions, students learn to reread and think deeply about the text.
6. Professional Development | Grades   6 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Developing Readers in the Academic Disciplines
   Written with the Common Core State Standards firmly in mind, this book presents a much-needed instructional model for disciplinary literacy.
7. Professional Development | Grades   7 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Engaging Grammar: Practical Advice for Real Classrooms
   Amy Benjamin challenges the idea of "skill and drill" grammar instruction, and Tom Oliva provides a teacher's journal chronicling how the concepts in this book can work in a real classroom.
8. Professional Development | Grades   5 – 9  |  Professional Library  |  Journal
   Finding the Thread: Character, Setting, and Theme
   An annotated bibliography of books that exemplify the plot elements, character, setting, and theme. Includes guidelines on how to do a book talk.
9. Professional Development | Grades   1 – 3  |  Strategy Guide
   Get Close to Think Deeply: Creating Primary-Level Close Readings
   Close readings allow primary students to engage with complex texts. Through repeated reading, students build a deep understanding of the text and critical thinking skills.
10. Professional Development | Grades   K – 3  |  Professional Library  |  Book
    Informational Text in K-3 Classrooms: Helping Children Read and Write
    Learn how to integrate informational text into early reading instruction.

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