Resources and Books
Literacy Guru's
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Richard L. Allington - Independent reading
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Struggling readers and whole language/balanced literacy
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Louisa Moats - “Teaching Reading is Rocket Science”
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https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/reading_rocketscience_2004.pdf
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Phonics
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Teacher education
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Marie Clay - reading recovery program and running records
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https://readingrecovery.org/reading-recovery/teaching-children/marie-clay/
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Whole language
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MSV - meaning, structure, visual
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Comprehension and enjoy
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Fountas & Pinnell - Guided/Leveled reading
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Balanced literacy
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MSV - meaning, structure, visual
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Leveled reading
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Lucy Calkins
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Balanced literacy
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MSV - meaning, structure, visual
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Immersion into literature
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Readers workshop - mini-lesson and small group work
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Timothy Shanahan - Phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary & comprehension
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Kenneth and Yetta Goodman - whole language
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David Pearson - comprehension
Top Ten Books
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Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
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Something From Nothing by Phoebe Gilman
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Quiltmaker's Gift by Jeff Brumbeau
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
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A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
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North Star to Freedom by Gena K. Gorrell & Lawrence David
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Secret Path by Gordon Downie
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The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
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The Chick and the Duckling by Mirra Ginsburg
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Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
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Explanation of books and other book resources on MS word doc
Great Resources
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Alberta Education Literacy Progressions - circular interactive with levels of generality - https://arpdcresources.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Literacy-Interactive_Sept27-1.pdf
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Alberta ELA Curriculum (K-9) - https://education.alberta.ca/media/160360/ela-pos-k-9.pdf
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Reading Rockets - https://www.readingrockets.org/
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Alberta Education: Developing Critical Literacy - http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/WW_Critical_Literacy.pdf
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Joyful Literacy Interventions: Early Learning Classroom Essentials - https://joyfulliteracy.com/about-us
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Reading Interventions that Work (10, 14,15) - http://www.jimwrightonline.com/pdfdocs/brouge/rdngManual.PDF
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10 Key Policies for Teaching English Language Learners - https://www.meadowscenter.org/files/resources/10Key_ELLs_Web_Rev.pdf
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Why White Students Need Multicultural and Social Justice Education - https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/white-students-multicultural-ed/
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Creating Rubrics - http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
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ATA Local Diversity, Equity and Human Rights Page - https://www.teachers.ab.ca/For%20Members/Professional%20Development/Diversity-Equity-and-Human-Rights/Resources/Pages/Resources.aspx