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Professional Reading Book Reviews

<img src="/images/default-source/reading-today/avatarprofessionalreading.jpg?sfvrsn=0.20166633487679064" alt="professional reading" title="professional reading" style="float: left; margin: 0px 8px 8px 0px;" sfref="[images|OpenAccessDataProvider]f7bd67c1-674c-6d52-9eff-ff000089f9b9" />Summer provides a time for teachers to catch up on a lot of things, including books about topics that seem interesting or provocative.

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2013/06/19/professional-reading-book-reviews

(Heinemann, 2012) Both The Poetry Friday Anthology for Common Core Grades K-5: Poems for the School Year with Connections to the Common Core (Pomelo, 2012) The Poetry Friday Anthology for Middle, through 8 deal with the specific genres of Poetry; Adventure and Fantasy: Beyond Realistic Fiction

Books Too Good to Miss

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https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2017/01/23/books-too-good-to-miss

their feelings and experiences of reading and writing them. Some of Gilles Tibo’s poetry is decidedly, on the shelf.”) and some is sophisticated (“To write poetry / is to pluck silence like a flower, the world of poetry through both reading and writing. —CA Lucky Lazlo. Steve Light. 2016

Looking Back at 2018 Fiction

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https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2019/01/22/looking-back-at-2018-fiction

poetry describes her relationship with her secret boyfriend, Aman, which her overly strict Catholic, school’s Spoken Word Poetry Club, she performs original slam poetry under the stage name Poet X: “I

In the Classroom, Whose Taste Matters?

Alexis and Jayla came flying down the hall with concerned looks on their faces and tears in their eyes. The first thought that entered my mind was, “I am way too tired to deal with drama at 8:30 AM on a Monday morning,” but I put on my best teacher smile and said, “Girls, what’s wrong? You two look so sad.”

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2013/03/19/in-the-classroom-whose-taste-matters-

: informational, fantasy, realistic fiction, historical fiction, poetry, etc. Students read middle grade novels

5 Questions With... Marta Acosta (DARK COMPANION)

Marta Acosta is the author of the award winning Casa Dracula novels and NANCY’S THEORY OF STYLE, and was a frequent contributor to the San Francisco CHRONICLE and the CONTRA CONTA TIMES. A graduate of Stanford University, she has degrees in literature and creative writing.

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2012/08/17/5-questions-with-marta-acosta-(dark-companion)

poetry-spouting Mary Violet, who becomes Jane’s best friend in DARK COMPANION. She’s my anti-Mean Girl

Jumping Into Publishing…To Have and To Hold

For many of us, this is the last big push before the end of the school year. Not only do many of us face the dreaded days spent administering standardized test to our students, but we are also trying to impart those last lessons that we hope that our students will take with them for a lifetime.

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2013/04/26/jumping-into-publishing-to-have-and-to-hold

students have created family and regional cookbooks, anthologies of fables and poetry, short stories

TILE-SIG Feature: If You Record It, They Will Watch It! Screen Casting for the Classroom

<img sfref="[images]8d8658a6-10f6-4638-85d5-14708e98df79" src="/images/default-source/reading-today/avatarmarybethscumaci.jpg" alt="May Beth Scumaci, TILE-SIG" title="May Beth Scumaci, TILE-SIG" style="float: left; margin: 0px 8px 8px 0px;" />Mary Beth Scumaci from IRA's technology SIG highlights screen casting tools and features examples from middle school teacher Darlene Swannie.

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2013/02/22/tile-sig-feature-if-you-record-it-they-will-watch-it!-screen-casting-for-the-classroom

). TILE-SIG Feature: Digital Poetry Bridging Common Core Standards with Multimodal Instruction

5 Questions With... Melissa Sweet (BALLOONS OVER BROADWAY: THE TRUE STORY OF THE PUPPETEER OF THE MACY'S PARADE)

Melissa Sweet has illustrated nearly 100 children’s books from board books to picture books and nonfiction titles. Her collages and paintings have appeared in the New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, Madison Park Greetings, Smilebox and for eeBoo Toys, which have garnered the Oppenheim and Parents Choice Awards.

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2012/11/23/5-questions-with-melissa-sweet-(balloons-over-broadway-the-true-story-of-the-puppeteer-of-the-macy's-parade)

the arts—dance, music, poetry and visual art in response to a book. Alexander Calder said, “Art should

Children's Literature Reviews: More Favorites!

<img sfref="[images]2069e020-0fd5-4b52-a151-0b26370d2101" src="/images/default-source/reading-today/avatarmorefav.jpg" alt="More Favorites" title="avatarmorefav" style="float: left; margin: 0px 8px 8px 0px;" />The members of the Children's Literature and Reading Special Interest Group (CL/R SIG) continue to share some of their favorite 2012 K-12 titles.

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2012/10/24/children's-literature-reviews-more-favorites!

’s style America and written in a Beat poetry style, this book pays homage to Kerouac while, . This will be a great poetry book to share at this time of year and serve as a writing model for student written epitaphs. Visit our Children’s Poet Laureate website and unpack his poetry toolbox. The IRA Engage blog has "5 Questions With... J. Patrick Lewis and Jane Yolen," and try ReadWriteThink’s “Poetry

A Book for Every Reader

Imagine, if you will, a world where not everyone's brain is the same. In this world, not every brain processes inputs in the same way. A sunbeam, for instance, makes one person smile, one person write a corny song, one person squint, and another one sneeze. In this imaginary world, some people take to music, some to art, some to sports, some to Farmville.

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2012/08/23/a-book-for-every-reader

, poetry, vampires, et cetera... I'm referring to the formats: graphic novels, hybrid mid