Professional Development Resources

Professional Development Resources

Help districts meet NCLB's requirement of Highly Qualified Teachers. These titles make ideal professional development resources for teachers, reflect the recommendations for reading instruction made by leading organizations, and were developed by top researchers and practitioners in the literacy field.

		Early Language and Literacy Classroom Observation Tool (ELLCO) By Miriam W. Smith, Joanne P. Brady, Louisa Anastasopoulos, & Nancy Clark-Chiarelli

		Early Literacy in Action The Language-Focused Curriculum for Preschool By Betty Bunce

		Seeing All Kids as Readers A New Vision for Literacy in the Inclusive Early Childhood Classroom By Christopher Kliewer

		Becoming a Professional Reading Teacher By P.G. Aaron, R. Malatesha Joshi, & Diana Quatroche


		One Child, Two Languages A Guide for Early Childhood Educators of Children Learning English as a Second Language, Second Edition By Patton O. Tabors

		Powerful Writing Strategies for All Students By Karen R. Harris, Steve Graham, Linda Mason, & Barbara Friedlander

		Effective Early Literacy Practice Here's How, Here's Why Edited by Andrea DeBruin-Parecki

		Road to Reading A Program for Preventing and Remediating Reading Difficulties By Benita A. Blachman & Darlene M. Tangel

		"A Land We Can Share" Teaching Literacy to Students with Autism By Paula Kluth & Kelly Chandler-Olcott

		Is Literacy Enough? Pathways to Academic Success for Adolescents By Catherine E. Snow, Michelle V. Porche, Patton O. Tabors, & Stephanie R. Harris

		Effective Literacy Instruction for Students with Moderate or Severe Disabilities By Susan R. Copeland, & Elizabeth B. Keefe

		Evidence-Based Reading Practices for Response to Intervention Edited by Diane Haager, Janette Klingner, & Sharon Vaughn

		Teaching Reading to Struggling Learners By Esther Minskoff *Workshops available through Brookes On Location

		Unlocking Literacy Effective Decoding and Spelling Instruction, Second Edition By Marcia K. Henry *Workshops available through Brookes On Location

		Speech to Print Language Essentials for Teachers, Second Edition By Louisa Cook Moats • Professional development available

		Speech to Print Workbook Language Exercises for Teachers By Louisa Cook Moats *Workshops available through Brookes On Location

		Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills, Third Edition Edited by Judith R. Birsh

		Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills Activity Book, Revised Edition By Suzanne Carreker & Judith R. Birsh

		Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American Children By Betty Hart & Todd R. Risley *Workshops available through Brookes On Location

		The Social World of Children Learning to Talk By Betty Hart & Todd R. Risley

		Beginning Literacy with Language Young Children Learning at Home and School Edited by David K. Dickinson & Patton O. Tabors

		Shared Storybook Reading Building Young Children's Language and Emergent Literacy Skills By Helen K. Ezell & Laura M. Justice

		The Voice of Evidence in Reading Research Edited by Peggy McCardle & Vinita Chhabra

		Reading in the Classroom Systems for the Observation of Teaching and Learning Edited by Sharon Vaughn & Kerri L. Briggs

		Getting Into Words Vocabulary Instruction that Strengthens Comprehension By Shira Lubliner, with Linda Smetana *Workshops available through Brookes On Location

		Vocabulary Improvement Program for English Language Learners and Their Classmates By Teresa Lively, Diane August, Catherine Snow, & Carla Mario

		Writing Better Effective Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning Difficulties By Steve Graham & Karen Harris

		The Writing Lab Approach to Language Instruction and Intervention By Nickola Wolf Nelson, Christine Bahr, & Adelia Van Meter, with contributions by Kathryn Kinnucan-Welsch