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Diverse Books: A Shared Mission

December 5, 2016 in Featured Resources, PD Archive (not displayed), Timely Topics

Have you ever thought, “Whose perspectives am I missing, and how can I include them for all readers?” Diverse books help us fill those gaps. When you’re teaching diverse books, TeachingBooks.net helps you instruct with authentic, respectful, primary source materials…

Reader’s Theater: Perform the Book!

October 31, 2016 in Featured Resources, PD Archive (not displayed), Timely Topics, Tips for Using TeachingBooks.net

Reader’s Theater is fun! Loved by students and teachers because it makes the words come alive. Here are a few ideas about Reader’s Theater that will get you started or extend the use of it in your literacy lessons or…

You Boost Student Literacy: Here’s Your Proof!

September 26, 2016 in Featured Resources, PD Archive (not displayed)

Working on strategies to support this year’s literacy goals? Need concrete evidence and a conversation starter for your evaluation? TeachingBooks.net’s newly revised, self-guided Professional Development module provides opportunities and evidence to support your literacy goals. A fundamental aspect of an…

Cross-curricular Uses for the Author Name Pronunciation Guide

November 9, 2015 in Featured Resources, PD Archive (not displayed), Tips for Using TeachingBooks.net

The Author Name Pronunciation Guide, created by TeachingBooks.net, features more than 2,000 short audio clips by book creators sharing the true pronunciation and origin of their names. It is a freely accessible resource, ready-to-use to enliven and personalize your lesson…

Read Around the Fifty Nifty United States

September 18, 2015 in Featured Resources, PD Archive (not displayed)

Can you name all 50 states in the United States of America? At the risk of dating myself, I will reveal that I can, but only in alphabetical order and to the tune of the pre-school/elementary lyrical treasure “Fifty Nifty…

Connect Literacy and the Arts

July 24, 2015 in Featured Resources, PD Archive (not displayed), Tips for Using TeachingBooks.net

Let us help you build solid connections between fine arts and achieving literacy goals! Are you a fine arts teacher looking for ways to support district and school literacy goals? Happily, TeachingBooks.net can help! Art teachers could pair a Meet-the-Author…

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