 | The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher by Harry K. Wong
Buy used from: $3.32 Harry Wong is a great motivator. I read this book every summer to prepare for the new year.
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 | Build a Literate Classroom (The Reading/writing teacher's companion) by Donald H. Graves
Buy used from: $0.39 I love the voice of Donald Graves. Don't expect his books to provide instant lessons. They will provide knowledge and that knowledge will give you confidence in creating your own lessons.
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 | What a Writer Needs by Ralph Fletcher
Buy new: $19.80 / Used from: $4.90 This book is full of strategies that can be used in your classroom. It also has a fabulous list of books at the end.
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 | Reading Essentials: The Specifics You Need to Teach Reading Well by Regie Routman
Buy new: $22.94 / Used from: $17.99 This book has been a great help as I work to perfect reading workshop in my classroom.
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 | Wondrous Words: Writers and Writing in the Elementary Classroom by Katie Wood Ray
Buy new: $29.95 / Used from: $19.00 I met Katie Wood Ray in Nashville!! She is such an inspiration. I am constantly going back to this book to find support.
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 | The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life by Parker J. Palmer
Buy used from: $2.00 This book changed my life. I won't lie, it is a tough read, but well worth it. I suggest you get someone to read and discuss it with you.
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 | Invitations: Changing as Teachers and Learners K-12 by Regie Routman
Buy new: $38.00 / Used from: $0.77 Great Resource!!
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 | In the Middle: New Understanding About Writing, Reading, and Learning (Workshop Series) by Nancie Atwell
Buy new: $30.44 / Used from: $16.90 I read Nancie Atwell in college. I discovered last summer that I should be reading her still. I am always pulling In the Middle off the shelf when I have questions.
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 | Who's Teaching Your Children?: Why the Teacher Crisis Is Worse Than You Think and What Can Be Done About It by Vivian Troen
Buy new: $20.89 / Used from: $0.68 I picked this book up on a whim. I really enjoyed it and agreed with the views of these wonderful women.
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 | Teachers Organizing for Change: Making Literacy Learning Everybody's Business by Cathy Fleischer
Buy new: $11.00 / Used from: $6.75 I'm still reading this book, but have found myself referring to it many times. It will make you rethink parent communication.
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 | Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results by Stephen C. Lundin
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $1.87 This is not an education book, but the philosophy can be applied to anyone's life. It is a quick read.
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 | One Small Miracle by Lance Wubbels
Buy used from: $0.01 My parents bought me this book while I was student teaching. I have reread it many times to remind myself why I am a teacher.
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 | Graphic Organizers And Activities For Differentiated Instruction In Re by Nancy Witherell
Buy used from: $12.87 |
 | Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs & Reading Groups by Harvey Daniels
Buy new: $21.15 / Used from: $12.99 |
 | Standards: Meeting Them in the Classroom by JODENE SMITH
Buy used from: $0.10 |
 | Reading Reminders: Tools, Tips, and Techniques by Jim Burke
Buy new: $26.55 / Used from: $17.48 |
 | Reading Reasons: Motivational Mini-Lessons for Middle and High School by Kelly Gallagher
Buy new: $21.00 / Used from: $20.50 |
 | Meet Me in the Middle: Becoming an Accomplished Middle-Level Teacher by Rick Wormeli
Buy new: $20.70 / Used from: $15.75 |
 | There's Room for Me Here: Literacy Workshop in the Middle School by Janet Allen
Buy new: $22.50 / Used from: $5.75 |
 | A to Z : Novel Ideas for Reading Teachers by Kay Martin
Buy used from: $16.44 |
 | Workshops That Work! by Kirsten Widmer
Buy used from: $19.70 |
 | 40 Graphic Organizers That Build Comprehension During Independent Reading by Anina Robb
Buy new: $12.95 / Used from: $4.06 |
 | Response Journals Revisited: Maximizing Learning Through Reading, Writing, Viewing, Discussing, and Thinking by Les Parsons
Buy used from: $12.99 |
 | Taking Note: Improving Your Observational Notetaking by Brenda Miller Power
Buy new: $13.50 / Used from: $4.86 |
 | The Muses Among Us: Eloquent Listening and Other Pleasures of the Writer's Craft by Kim R. Stafford
Buy new: $14.00 / Used from: $8.48 |
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