Resources Used by Ms. Soto

Fountas, I. C., and G. S. Pinnell. Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children. Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann, 1996.

Henkes, Kevin. Sheila Rae, the Brave. New York, N.Y.: Greenwillow Books, 1987.

Reid, Susan. Rosie's House. Barrington, Ill.: Rigby Education, 1990.

Rule, Christine. Shorty. Barrington, Ill.: Rigby Education, 1992.

Rylant, Cynthia, and Sucie Stevenson. Henry and Mudge: The First Book of Their Adventures. New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster Children's, 1996.

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman. Nate the Great Goes Down in the Dumps. From the Nate the Great Series. New York, N.Y.: Young Yearling, 1991.

Resources Used by William:

Barrett, Judith. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster Children's, 1982.

Berenstain, Stan, and Jan Berenstain. Berenstain Bears Series. New York, N.Y.: Random House, Inc.

Osborne, Mary Pope. Dinosaurs Before Dark. Magic Tree House Series, no. 1. New York, N.Y.: Random House, Inc., 1992.

Showers, Paul. What Happens to a Hamburger? New York, N.Y.: Harper Collins, 2001.

Additional Resources

Books and Articles:

Allington, R. What Really Matters for Struggling Readers: Designing Research- Based Programs. New York, N.Y.: Addison-Wesley-Longman, 2001.

Baker, L., M. J. Dreher, and J. T. Guthrie. Engaging Young Readers: Promoting Achievement and Motivation. New York, N.Y.: The Guilford Press, 2000.

Harp. B., and J. Brewer. "Assessing Reading and Writing in the Early Years." In Strickland, D., and L. Morrow. eds. Beginning Reading and Writing. New York, N.Y.: Teachers College Press, 2000.

Harvey, S., and A. Goudvis. Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension to Enhance Understanding. York, Maine: Stenhouse, 2000.

Hiebert, E. H. "Standards, Assessments, and Text Difficulty." In Farstrup, A. E., and S. J. Samuels. eds. What Research Has to Say About Reading Instruction. Newark, Del.: International Reading Association, 2002.

Paratore, J. "Home and School Together: Helping Beginning Readers Succeed." In Farstrup, A. E., and S. J. Samuels. eds. What Research Has to Say About Reading Instruction. Newark, Del.: International Reading Association, 2002.

Samuels, S. J. "Reading Fluency: Its Development and Assessment." In Farstrup, A. E., and S. J. Samuels. eds. What Research Has to Say About Reading Instruction. Newark, Del.: International Reading Association, 2002.

Winograd, P., and H. Arrington. "Best Practices in Literacy Assessment." In Gambell, L., et al. eds. Best Practices in Literacy Instruction. New York, N.Y.: Guilford Press, 1999.

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