Recommended+Resources

This is a sample of resources that have been helpful to me or were recommended by my colleagues in our first few years of teaching kindergarten. Enjoy!



Wong, H. K. & Wong, R. T. (1998). //The first days of school//. Mountain View, California: Harry K. Wong Publications.



//Phonemic awareness: Playing with sounds to strengthen beginning reading skills.//



Bissex, G. (1980). //GNYS AT WRK//. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.



Diller, D. (2003). //Literacy stations at work//. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.



Collins Cobuild Student's Dictionary. (2005). Great Britain: HarperCollins.



Beck, I. L., McKeown, M. G., & Kucan, L. (2002). Bringing words to life: Robust vocabulary instruction. New York, NY: The Guilford Press.



Gambrell, L., Morrow, L. & Pressley, M. (2007). //Best practices in literacy instruction//. 3rd edition. New York, NY: The Guilford Press.



Spandel, V. (2005). The 9 rights of every writer: A guide for teachers. Portsmouth, NH: Heinneman.



Graham, S., MacArthur, C. & Fitzgerald, J. (2007). //Best practices in writing instruction//. New York, NY: The Guilford Press.



Blevins, W. (1997). //Phonemic awareness activities for early reading success//. Jefferson City, MO: Scholastic Professional Books.



Blevins, W. (1998). Phonics from A to Z: A practice guide. Jefferson City, MO: Scholastic Professional Books.