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Dyslexia is no longer a mystery. MRI scans and other tools of neuroscience have advanced our understandings in the last decade. We now know what to do to help students become skilled, confident learners. In Conquering Dyslexia, Dr. Hasbrouck shares the instructional approaches that work best for children who have this disorder, and the most current information for parents so they can advocate for their children and communicate with educators effectively. This book addresses:

• What is dyslexia?
• How to identify it
• Early diagnosis and intervention
• Teaching students
• Supporting English Learners

When teachers cultivate children’s agency, students achieve. It’s that simple. In W I R E for Agency, two dynamic educators name four simple moves that lead to self-efficacy in students and to responsive teaching. Teachers learn to:

• Use a framework of Watch, Intend, Reflect, and Engage as a daily tool in Workshop or any literacy program
• Address all aspects of agency with concrete actions, including cultural responsiveness, self-regulation, engagement, and growth mindset
• Envision curricula and environments for student-centered learning
• Design collaborative learning experiences that give students practice with goal setting, taking action, and reflecting on progress

When teachers are clear in their intentions during small-group instruction, all children can achieve. With this first in a three-book series addressing small-group instruction, Nancy Akhavan shares the precise instructional scaffolds striving readers need, and helps teachers:

• Form groups in culturally sensitive ways
• Activate and build background knowledge
• Ensure students are reading for most of the small-group minutes
• Toggle between teaching and assessment during the sessions
• Use coaching language that develops comprehension and confidence

Interactive writing is a powerful practice because it taps into reading and writing and shows children how literacy learning in one area supports another. With this remarkable book, Reading Recovery expert C.C. Bates breaks new ground by showing teachers how to make the link to reading far stronger for students throughout the school day. Teachers discover how to:

• Set up a literacy-rich environment and manage materials
• Engage in interactive writing in whole-group and small-group settings
• Use formative assessments to make in-the-moment decisions
• Teach concepts about print, alphabetic understanding, how words work, and fluency
• Integrate interactive writing across the content areas

Renowned educators Laura and Evan Robb wear their hats of teacher and principal to lay out a plan for how teachers, coaches, and administrators can increase reading volume in any school—no matter what. Highlights include:

• How to focus on the best of the best practices for instructional and independent reading
• Succeeding with streamlined shared leadership so meetings stay short and momentum stays strong
• Listen & Look-For Checklists that help coaches and administrators get more out of classroom visits and guide professional learning and self-reflection for teachers
• Using the 4 Bs—books, brains, budgets, and boldness—to find money, fill libraries, and bring about a reading revolution

Imagine the dreamy poet writing in a leather journal about falling leaves. Okay, now banish that thought because with this book, Travis Crowder disrupts those clichés and shares lessons and strategies that crackle with newness. Teachers in Grade 5 and up learn to:

• Use Tweets and hashtags to teach students to write small bursts of reflection
• Model the ways a book sparks memory, emotion, conviction, action
• Look for the tipping points in students’ reflection—and prompt them to dive deeper
• Embrace the idea that fiction and nonfiction authors want us to feel, so that as teachers we develop students’ comprehension by giving value to emotional connections

Finally, a book on phonics instruction that helps teachers know how to fix up common weaknesses in their curriculum and materials. Expert Wiley Blevins has researched packaged programs, workshop settings, and phonics in a successful literacy classroom, and provides here dozens of practical ideas to make teaching and learning higher impact. Learn to:

• Apply the latest scientific research on how we learn to read
• Harness the power of the 7 foundations of strong phonics instruction
• Tweak your scope and sequence so it contains built-in review and repetition
• Ensure that 50% of your daily phonics lessons are devoted to meaningful reading and writing
• and so much more! Meaningful Phonics and Word Study will help you implement explicit, systematic phonics—and make it engaging, active, and thought-provoking.

Let’s face it—Writer’s Workshop needs rescuing. It’s either bedecked and bedazzled by cutesy extras or done in a lockstep manner that hinders young writers’ natural processes. Teachers are thirsty for guidance, and in this book Patty McGee delivers a streamlined new vision. Each chapter brings us back to the heart of writing workshop while elevating practice with current writing research. Topics include:

• Simple, low-cost moves to build an environment where writers grow
• Tips for pruning that help teachers know what to trim and what to preserve
• Strategies for building time for writing and writer-centered feedback
• A toolbox of strategies to support writers of all stripes

Jan Hasbrouck, Ph.D., and Deborah Glaser, Ed.D., provide an accessible and thoughtful resource for teachers. In the _Learning Guide for Leaders_, classroom teachers, specialists, and instructional leaders can go deeper into professional study using the tools provided. The information included in this book will help you:

• Understand the mechanics, components, and developmental role of reading fluency.
• Assess individual students’ reading fluency accurately and efficiently.
• Teach effective lessons that develop student’s reading fluency skills.
• Integrate reading fluency skill development in all content areas.
• Motivate students to become fluent readers!