What resources would you suggest for professional book studies on reading instruction?
As noted in a previous post, we (our instructional leadership team) are loosening up the reins a bit this year with professional development. Instead of a scheduled set of PD days with pre-determined agendas, we are making time for ourselves to engage in self-directed studies with a reading instruction resource of choice. We pick the resource which determines who we will collaborate with for the next three months to discuss the information and our reflections.
The question I pose here is: What resources would you recommend for these study groups? We have developed a list, yet I am confident this is not exhaustive.
The Comprehension Experience (Hammond & Nessel, Heinemann, 2011)
Conferring with Readers (Serravallo & Goldberg, Heinemann, 2017)
From Striving to Thriving (Harvey & Ward, Scholastic, 2017)
Minds Made for Stories (Newkirk, Heinemann, 2014)
Passionate Readers (Ripp, Routledge, 2017)
Readicide (Gallagher, Stenhouse, 2009)
Reading Essentials (Routman, Heinemann, 2003)
Reading in the Wild (Donalyn Miller, Jossey-Bass, 2014)
Reading with Meaning (Debbie Miller, Heinemann, 2012)
What are the Rest of my Kids Doing? (Moses, Heinemann, 2017)
What Really Matters for Struggling Readers (Allington, Pearson, 2011)
If you feel there is an essential resource missing from this list, please share in the comments! In a later post, I will describe in more detail the process we are using for facilitating these professional study groups. -Matt