Applications of Reading Strategies within the Classroom
By Cecilia Frank, Dorothy Stanfield and Janice Grossi

"The book contains 50 content-area strategies, and includes information on when and how to use strategies, and templates for use with students. It's very user-friendly."

The Atlas of Science Literacy, Volume I, & Volume II
By The American Association for the Advancement of Science Project 2061

"The two volumes use strands from elementary level to commencement level that delineate what a scientifically literate American should understand and be able to do by the end of his or her K-12 education. This helped solidify for me what concepts would be introduced at what appropriate age and how reinforcing links could be utilized."

Bringing Words to Life
By Isabel Beck, Margaret McKeown and Linda Kucan

"This book details what robust vocabulary instruction should entail and why."

I Read it, But I Don't Get It
By Cris Tovani and Ellin Oliver Keene

"This book gives practical examples to help your students with reading comprehension. The best part of the book is the 'What Works' sections that provide applications you can use immediately in your classroom."

Linking Science and Literacy in the K-8 Classroom
By Rowena Douglas, et al.

"The book has 9 case studies to show how teachers actually could take the research and bring it into the classroom. Of particular interest to me was the informative chapter on special instructional techniques for helping ESL learners."

Reading and Writing Across Content Areas
By Roberta Sejnost and Sharon Thiese

"This book provides an overview of the issues faced by students when they read textbooks. It helps you understand the problems readers face and provides ideas for helping struggling readers."

Tools for Teaching
By Frederic H. Jones

"This extremely readable book has concrete, practical ideas on creating a productive classroom, including specifics on creating independent learners, building classroom structure, and learning to 'mean business'."

Tools for Teaching Content Literacy
By Janet Allen

"This is a handy flip-chart of content-area strategies. You get the strategy, how to use it, the research base for it, and some graphic organizers. The size and style make it perfect to keep in your plan book or on your desk as a reference."

Vocabulary through Morphemes—Suffixes, Prefixes and Roots for Intermediate Grades
By Susan Ebbers

"Provides systematic, explicit lessons to increase students' vocabulary development; understanding of structural analysis, affixes and word relationships; and awareness of word origins and their impact on the English language."

When Kids Can't Read, What Teachers Can Do
By Kylene Beers

"Kylene Beers provides practical solutions to some common reading problems for adolescents. Everything she suggests in this book, she has tried herself in the classroom."

Words, Words, Words
By Janet Allen

"If you want your students to be able to remember vocabulary words beyond the test and use their new words effectively, this book is for you. It includes strategy lessons for vocabulary development."

You Gotta BE The Book: Teaching Engaged and Reflective Reading With Adolescents
By Jeffery Wilhelm and Michael Smith

"This book examines the personal connection students must make to get motivated to read. The book looks at what good readers do and offers suggestions to help get all readers to achieve the same involvement with their reading."