Resources for the Teacher’s Bookshelf (cont.)
New and Relevant
Micro Mentor Texts At a time when students’ attention is being pulled in many directions, writing expert Penny Kittle shows us the power of helping them to focus and communicate clearly. She does that through the study of “micro mentor texts”—excerpts from acclaimed books— and the decisions authors make to craft those texts so they deeply engage readers. Her book includes dozens of short texts and mini-lessons based on them, as well as many practice opportunities for students and demonstration videos for you.
The Commonsense Guide to Your Classroom Library Literacy advocates Donalyn Miller and Colby Sharp follow the lifecycle of Sharp’s classroom library across the year, showing us practical ways to support young readers—from weeding the collection before kids arrive to matching them with books they want to read and evaluating and supporting their growth as they become increasingly independent readers.
Unearthing Joy In this follow-up to Cultivating Genius , Gholdy Muhammad adds a fifth pursuit—joy—to her groundbreaking framework. Dr. Muhammad shows how joy, which is rooted in the cultural and historical realities of Black students, can enhance our efforts to cultivate identity, skills, intellect, and criticality for ALL students, giving them a powerful purpose to learn and contribute to the world. Dr. Muhammad’s implementation advice is paired with model lessons that span subjects and grade levels.
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