Read it or Leave it is space for English/language arts educators to get a broad overview of different books and articles on current topics, instructional resources, and concepts in the field. This is a searchable page that provides annotated bibliographies for quick consideration. If a title sounds enticing, you can dig deeper. If not, carry on!
All articles referenced are freely available online or through BadgerLink: https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/. Books can be accessed through interlibrary loan.
| Mode |
Book or Article Title |
Category |
| Book |
Write Beside Them: Risk, Voice, and Clarity in High School Writing |
Writing, Workshop, Feedback, Process |
| Article |
Professional Knowledge for the Teaching of Writing |
Writing, Language, Process, Reading |
| Article |
Investigating Criteria that Seventh Graders Use to Evaluate the Quality of Online Information |
Research, Website Evaluation |
| Article |
Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing |
Writing, Analysis, Process, Metacognition |
| Book |
Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions |
Discussion, Questioning |
| Article |
Telling the Story of America: Digital Storytelling Projects in American Literature |
American Literature, Digital Writing |
| Book |
Crafting Digital Writing: Composing Texts Across Media and Genres |
Digital Writing, Craft |
| Article |
Effects of the Interactive Strategies Approach-Extended |
Reading Intervention, RtI |
| Book |
Teaching Reading with YA Literature: Complex Texts, Complex Lives |
YA literature, Reading |
| Book |
From Texting to Teaching: Grammar Instruction in a Digital Age
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Grammar, Digital, Writing |
| Article |
Enhancing English Learners' Language Development Using Wordless Picture Books |
English Learner, Language, Wordless Picture Books |
| Book |
Grammar to Get Things Done: A Practical Guide for Teachers Anchored in Real-World Usage |
Grammar, Usage, Mechanics |
| Article |
The Power of Purposeful Talk in the Primary-Grade Classroom
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Writing Conference, Confer |
| Article |
Best Practices for Serving English Language Learners and Their Families |
English Language Learners, Classroom Culture |
| Article |
Interactive Read Alouds: Teachers and Students Constructing Knowledge and Literacy Together |
Read Aloud, Language Development |
| Article |
Fifth-grade Students’ Perceptions of How they Experience Literature Discussion Groups |
Literature Circle, Discussion |
| Article |
Learning From Exemplary Teachers of Literacy |
Instructional practices, Literacy, Engagement |
