Reading & Writing

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Since 1956, IRA has been a nonprofit, global network of individuals and institutions committed to worldwide literacy. More than 85,000 members strong, the Association supports literacy professionals through a wide range of resources, advocacy efforts, volunteerism, and professional development activities. Our members promote high levels of literacy for all by:

• Improving the quality of reading instruction
• Disseminating research and information about reading
• Encouraging the lifetime reading habit

International Reading Association

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ARTICLES

• Giving Up the Whole Class Novel (click here)
• Classroom wikis are collaborative tools for young writers
• Research: Comic books can be a valid tool for improving literacy
• Texting may help students improve informal writing skills
• National online writing gallery for students goes live
• Study: Text-message dialect does not affect spelling ability
• Cursive writing fades from school curriculum
• Top 30 Links for Literacy Leaders
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BOOKS

• The Digital Writing Workshop Troy Hicks
• Writing Circles
• The Essential Don Murray Lessons from America's Greatest Writing Teacher
• Comprehension and Collaboration Inquiry Circles in Action (Stephanie Harvey, Harvey Daniels)
• More Tools for Teaching Content Literacy by Janet Allen
• Tools for Teaching Academic Vocabulary, Grades 4-12
• The Poetry Experience Choosing and Using Poetry in the Classroom
• Teaching Reading in Small Groups
• The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K-8 (Fountas and Pinnell)
• Classroom Reading Assessments (Frank Serafini)

Readicide, Kelly Gallagher takes a hard look at instruction that discourages students from reading, and offers suggestions on how teachers can cultivate lifelong readers.

RESOURCES

• Teaching Revision Strategies
• Quotes About Poetry
• Ted Sheu (Poet who has come to GCDS in the past to teach poetry)

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EVENTS

Celebrating Literacy Month

International Literacy Day has been celebrated every September 8 since 1965 when it was first established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Many organizations, including Phi Kappa Phi, extend the celebration beyond September 8 and devote the entire month to literacy awareness.

WORKSHOPS
Presenter: Nancie Atwell
Topic: Lessons that Change Writers (Grades 5-9)
Date: March 6, 2012
Location: Boston
Contact: register

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