Reference Materials

In this companion to their bestselling first book, David and Meredith Liben move beyond foundational skills to explore how the mind comprehends texts. They translate research in clear terms to help...

When school teams engage in literacy walks, they collaboratively assess their current literacy instruction to boost academic achievement, create equitable student learning experiences, and improve...

Educators today often feel out of touch with their students. To effectively teach children, teachers must first connect with them and understand them. This book shows teachers how to become relevant...

Students find out how to best manage their money. Create a monthly budget and identify ways to save money on purchases. Understand how credit works and become familiar with the pitfalls before...

Mastering Math Manipulatives includes everything you need to integrate math manipulatives both concrete and virtual into math learning. Each chapter of this richly illustrated, easy-to-use guide...

Mastering Math Manipulatives includes everything you need to integrate math manipulatives both concrete and virtual into math learning. Each chapter of this richly illustrated, easy-to-use guide...

Teachers and administrators will learn how to create the respectful, trusting relationships with families necessary to build the educational partnerships that best support children's learning. The...

Resource books often provide tips and tricks for managing challenging behaviors, but what happens when those tactics don't work? Most teachers give up. Push Past It! brings a raw, real, and at times...

Dan Feigelson refocuses reading and writing conferences to help all students reach their full potential. His practical approach centers on active listening an equitable way to listen to, learn from,...

What does a harmed child look like? It's the little girl on the playground who has mysterious bruises on her legs. It's the three-month-old baby boy who arches his back when you try to hold him. It's...

Dr. Julia B. Lindsey's evidence-based routines help young readers decode words efficiently so they can spend more energy on comprehending and enjoying what they read! Sure to appeal to those...

Everything you need to feel confident and for your students to feel valued in your classroom.When we think of classroom management, we traditionally think of ways to keep students quiet, well...

Empower students with the confidence to live on their own. Our in depth study combines the three lessons in this series: Independent Living, Managing Money, and Employment & Volunteering. Students...

In Rebellious Read Alouds, author Vera Ahiyya beloved by educators worldwide as The Tutu Teacher (@thetututeacher and @diversereads on Instagram) empowers teachers to encourage classroom...

This timely book counters the devastatinging effects of racism on children's learning with a focus on ''revolutionary love''. Sharing ways they've overcome personal and professional challenges in...

This companion to Revolutionary Love presents do-tomorrow, asset-based strategies for preK-grade 2 all grounded in a culturally-responsive framework. A key goal of this book is to activate and...

In Shake Up Shared Reading, veteran teacher Maria Walther offers teachers a simple but robust scaffolding for moving from teacher-led demonstration of read aloud to student-led discovery of literacy...

Parents are eager to help their children learn, but teaching young children complicated scientific and mathematical concepts can be intimidating. Simple STEAM helps parents realize they don't need to...

In an era of Common Core State Standards and accountability, students need to use the time they spend in school focused on academics and ready to learn. However, middle school has always presented...

If there's one thing teachers can agree on, it's that social-emotional learning is a hot topic in education. By supporting the emotional needs of students, educators can not only address issues such...

Innovative educators are always looking for effective ways to meet the demands of teaching content standards while supporting the linguistic needs of every student. This 6-page guide shows educators...

Teachers know that encouraging children to talk and listen improves their ability to communicate. But until now, they haven't had a way to accelerate the development of children's language skills...

Designed to be a one-stop shop for best practices, Teaching Reading is concise, encyclopedic, and essential. Thirteen interactive modules provide easy to read ideas to support you teaching every...

It takes courage, positivity, and passion to thrive as a teacher. This vivid and inspirational guide offers educators practical wisdom and strategies to promote their wellbeing and balance. Stories...

This smart, simple approach ensures that kindergarteners write at or above a first-grade level by the end of the year. Master teacher Randee Bergen shares her yearlong plan for daily writing,...

Teach students the architecture beneath a successful story and boost their reading comprehension and writing skills for a lifetimeWriting instruction can sometimes seem scattershot, as teachers try...

Literacy advocates Donalyn Miller and Colby Sharp follow the lifecycle of Sharp's classroom library across the year, showing us practical ways to support young readers–from weeding the collection...

Drawing on research by the Yale Child Study Center, Mayes and Myers show us how trauma affects the developing brain and share classroom-based strategies that use the power of students' and families'...

Teaching is every educator's number-one priority, but learning is possible only in a well-managed classroom. This nuts-and-bolts guide covers three teacher skill sets that help students thrive:...

Teachers have questions, and nobody knows that better than Melissa Loftus and Lori Sappington, hosts of the popular ''Melissa & Lori Love Literacy'' podcast. They have assembled the questions...