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Book + Study Guide Sets
Each Facilitated Book + Study Guide Set includes a professional development book plus a helpful, coordinating study guide that synthesizes and summarizes each topic. The Study Guide is a write-in companion book designed to:
- Facilitate collaborative learning with teacher teams
- Promote reflection, discussion, and application
- Extend learning with additional resources
Climbing the Ladder of Reading & Writing Book + Study Guide
Edited by Nancy Young, Ed.D., and Jan Hasbrouck, Ph.D.
Address the challenges of teaching reading and writing with this concise overview. Leverage the Science of Reading and streamline planning and instruction. Explore Nancy Young’s popular infographic, The Ladder of Reading & Writing. The accompanying Study Guide promotes teacher team learning, reflection, discussion, and application.
The Fluency Lesson Development Lesson Book + Study Guide
By Lynne Kulich, Timothy Rasinski, and David L. Harrison
Dig into 28 poetry-driven fluency development units rooted in the Science of Reading. Explore 140 lessons that promote fluent reading and joyful learning. Activities include word ladders, graphic organizers, cloze activities, and more. The accompanying Study Guide promotes teacher team learning, reflection, discussion, and application.
Conquering Dyslexia Book + Study Guide
By Jan Hasbrouck, Ph.D.
Explore dyslexia and the best instructional approaches for children who have it. Learn current guidance for parents to advocate effectively. This guide addresses how to identify dyslexia, intervention, supporting English Learners, and more. The accompanying Study Guide promotes teacher team learning, reflection, discussion, and application.
Conscious Classrooms Book + Study Guide
By Allison Briceño, Ed.D., and Claudia Rodriguez-Mojica, Ph.D.
Learn how to include different voices and experiences in your classroom. Discover tools for auditing texts, classroom libraries, and curricula, plus frameworks for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Explore checklists to identify questionable content. The accompanying Study Guide promotes teacher team learning, reflection, discussion, and application.
Meaningful Phonics and Word Study Book + Study Guide
By Wiley Blevins, Ed.D.
Discover how to make explicit, systematic phonics engaging and thought-provoking. Explore the 7 foundations of strong phonics instruction. Expert Wiley Blevins offers practical ideas for higher-impact teaching and learning, based on current research. The accompanying Study Guide promotes teacher team learning, reflection, discussion, and application.
Fostering Metacognitive and Independent Readers Book + Study Guide
By Peter Afflerbach, Ph.D.
Learn how metacognition works, the research and theory behind it, and how best to teach it. Discover teaching tools and instructional practices that foster metacognitive readers. Explore self-assessment strategies to support reading independence. The accompanying Study Guide promotes teacher team learning, reflection, discussion, and application.
Informational Writing Mini-Lessons Book + Study Guide
By Erik Lepis, Michelle Stone, and Kirsten Widmer
Access everything you need to teach informational writing with 170 explicit lessons for Grades K-6. Cover habits, idea generation, elaboration, grammar, publishing strategies, and more. Lessons include cross-references, differentiation scaffolds, and teaching tips. The accompanying Study Guide promotes teacher team learning, reflection, discussion, and application.
Interactive Writing Book + Study Guide
By C.C. Bates, Ph.D.
Strengthen the link between writing and reading throughout the school day. This groundbreaking book shows how to set up a literacy-rich environment, manage materials, integrate interactive writing across content areas, and more. The accompanying Study Guide promotes teacher team learning, reflection, discussion, and application.
Writer's Workshop Made Simple Book + Study Guide
By Patty McGee
Discover a streamlined new vision for Writer’s Workshop that supports young writers’ natural processes. This innovative book elevates practice with current research and provides strategies to support writers of all stripes. The accompanying Study Guide promotes teacher team learning, reflection, discussion, and application.
W I R E for Agency Book + Study Guide
By Jenn Hayhurst and Jill DeRosa
Explore the Watch, Intend, Reflect, and Engage framework for daily literacy instruction. Learn to address agency with cultural responsiveness, engagement, and growth mindset, and to envision curricula for student-centered learning. The accompanying Study Guide promotes teacher team learning, reflection, discussion, and application.
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Meet our PD Essentials authors.
Jan Hasbrouck, Ph.D.
Allison Briceño, Ed.D.
Claudia Rodriguez-Mojica, Ph.D
Nancy Young Ed.D.
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