Reading & Vocabulary

Information on this page includes educational resources that were presented to the Reuther Middle School staff during professional development and/or collegial conversations. Suggestions can be given for additions to the page.

Book Club

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Passionate Readers: The Art of Reaching & Engaging Every Child by 
Pernille Ripp
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Book Love: Developing Depth, Stamina, & Passion in Adolescent Readers by Penny Kittle
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Notice & Note: Strategies for Close Reading by Kylene Beers & Robert E. Probst​
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Disrupting Thinking: Why How We Read Matters by Kylene Beers & Robert E. Probst​
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The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller

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Quantity and Quality: Increasing the Volume and Complexity of Students' Reading by Sandra Wilde
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The Reading Zone: How to Help Kids Become Skilled, Passionate, Habitual, Critical     Readers by Nancie Atwell 
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I Read It, But I Don't Get It:
Comprehension
 Strategies 
For Adolescent Readers by Cris tovani
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Socratic Circles: Fostering Critical and Creative Thinking in Middle and High School by Matt Copeland

Professional Articles

The 4 Things Modern Students Must Understand by Eric Patnoudes
Chris Tovani on 'Helping Fake Readers' Become Proficient Life-Long Readers
Making Textbook Reading Meaningful by John T. Guthrie and Susan Lutz Klauda

Reading Resources

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Adapting Text for Diverse Learners -Rewordify.com 
Close and Critical Reading by Michigan Mission Possible
Oakland Schools Literacy Team

Text Sets

Creating Text Sets for Whole-Class Instruction

Guide to Creating Text Sets

Vocabulary

Teaching Vocabulary Across the Curriculum by William P. Bintz

Oakland schools literacy blog

Teacher Talk

Close Reading in
6th Grade Social Studies
by FisherandFrey