Topic: Professional Books

Your capacity to support the growth of each student in your classroom depends upon your ability to teach responsively.

You may be familiar with The Literacy Continuum––the roadmap to literacy acquisition in children over time. But did you know there are three other versions of this classic text?

Fountas and Pinnell share their story of The Literacy Continuum and how it evolved into the indispensable tool educators know and use today. 

How do you use The Literacy Continuum? And what are the first steps? Here are six suggestions for how to get started.

The Fountas & Pinnell Prompting Guides provide you with precise teaching language to demonstrate, prompt for, or reinforce effective reading behaviors.

What is Guided Reading? A complete overview and what to expect from the Guided Reading, Second Edition Professional Book.

Teachers use Fountas & Pinnell Professional Books for professional development to improve upon teaching skills within the literacy-rich classroom.

Teachers and educators can use The Literacy Quick Guide not only as the initial building block toward a cohesive, literacy-based classroom, but also as an ongoing reference tool for explicit teaching.

Working with English language learners, you have the wonderful opportunity to observe them as they absorb their new language. The following are twenty suggestions for working effectively with young ELLs.

For English language learners, a reader's notebook is a safe place to practice a new language. It eventually becomes a record of their progress not only in content and literacy knowledge but in acquiring a new language.

Often, it can be difficult to find time for every activity in the classroom. As a remedy, here are some activities that can serve multiple purposes simultaneously.

Prekindergarten teachers are faced with the challenge of creating classrooms that are play-based, but also prepare children for a literacy-rich world. While most children will not leave PreK able to read conventionally, their development as emergent readers can be supported in many ways.

FAQ Friday: How Do I Choose Books for Guided Reading?

Teacher Tip: How to Provide Opportunities for Processing Texts

The Literacy Quick Guide is Available NOW

Here are some suggestions and ideas to help you react to, reinforce, and expand a reader’s thinking in a reader's notebook.

Teacher Tip: Conduct a Self-Assessment to Elevate Your Teaching

Nurture Young Learners' Curiosity Through Inquiry