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E-Books on Language Arts Instruction

Developing Readers in the Academic Disciplines
To Know and Nurture a Reader
No More
Reading with Writing in Mind
Strategies That Work
Teach Writing Well

Curriculum Books for Language Arts

Below is a list of language arts curriculum books located in the King Curriculum Lab.

                                   Curriculum Books for Language Arts

Grade Level

Author

Title

Call #

Elementary

Bear, Donald

Words Their Way: Letter and Picture Sorts for Emergent Spellers

372.46 W67wl

 

Elementary

Bear, Donald

Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Derivational Relations Spellers

372.46 W67d

 

Elementary

Bear, Donald, et al.

Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Letter Name-Alphabetic Spellers

372.46 W67a

 

Elementary

Bear, Donald

Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Syllables and Affixes Spellers

372.46 W67s

 

Elementary

Bear, Donald, et al.

Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Within Word Pattern Spellers

372.46 W67ww

 

Elementary

Bear, Donald, et al.

Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction

372.46 W67ws

 

Elementary

Allen, Patrick

Conferring:  The Keystone of Reader’s Workshop

372.6 A44c

 

Elementary

Van Sluys, Katie

Becoming Writers in the Elementary Classroom:  Visions and Decisions

 

372.6 S58b

 

Elementary

Trelease, Jim

The Read-Aloud Handbook

372.45 T73r

 

Elementary

Miller, Debbie

Reading with Meaning:  Teaching Comprehension in the Primary Grades

372.4 M54r

 

PreK -2

Neuman, Susan B.

All About Words:  Increasing Vocabulary in the Common Core Classroom, PreK-2

372.6 N48a

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Elementary

(Grades PreK-1)

Einhorn, Kama

Teaching with Favorite Alphabet Books (PreK-1) 

371.34 K44nw

 

Elementary

(Grades K-3)

Rog, Lori Jamison

Marvelous Mini-lessons for Teaching Beginning Writing, K-3

372.62 R63m

 

Elementary

(Grades K-5)

Miller, Lisa

Make Me a Story: Teaching Writing through Digital Storytelling

372.6 M54mm

 

 

Elementary

(Grades 1-6)

Frey, Nancy

Learning Words Inside and Out 

372.6 F73lw

 

Elementary

(Grades 1-6)

Opitz, Michael; Jennifer Davis-Duerr

Literacy Lessons to Help Kids Get Fit and Healthy

372.6 O64ll

 

Elementary

(Grades 2-4)

Rhodes, Immacula

Teaching Literary Elements with Favorite Chapter Books

372.6 R46tl

 

Elementary

(Grades 2-4)

Rhodes, Immacula A.

Teaching Literary Elements with Favorite Chapter Books

372.6 R46tl

 

Elementary

(Grades 3-6)

Kellaher, Karen

Narrative Writing Smart Board Lessons 

371.34 K44nw

 

Elementary

(Grades 3 – 8)

Pinnell, Gay Su; Irene Fountas

The Continuum of Literacy Learning

372.6 P56CLL

 

Elementary

(Grades 4-5)

Walpole, Sharon, et al.

Differentiated Reading Instruction in Grades 4 and 5:  Strategies

 

372.4 W34d

 

Elementary

(Grades 4-6)

Martin, Justin McCory

Funny Read-Aloud Plays with Leveled Parts

372.67 M37fr

 

Elementary

(Grades 2-4)

Rhodes, Immacula

Teaching Literary Elements with Favorite Chapter Books

372.6 R46tl

 

Elementary & Middle School

(Grades K-8)

Buly, Marsha Riddle

English Language Learners in Literacy Workshops

428.2 B84e

 

Elementary & Middle School

(Grades PreK-8)

Columba, Lynn

The Power of Picture Books

372.6 C64pp

 

Elementary & Middle School

(Grades 3, 5, 6, 7, & 8)

Peoples Education

People’s Common Core English Language Arts

 

372.6 P46p

 

Elementary & Middle School

Barnhouse, Dorothy

What Readers Really Do:  Teaching the Process of Meaning Making

372.4 B37w

 

 

Elementary, Middle School & High School

Beck, Isabel L., et al.

Bringing Words to Life:  Robust Vocabulary Instruction

372.44 B42b

 

Elementary, Middle School & High School

International Reading Association

Standards for Reading Professionals

379.1 I57rp

 

Elementary, Middle School, & High School

(Grades 4 and up)

Lewis, Patrick

Poems for Teaching in the Content Area

372.64 L48p

 

 

 

 

Elementary, Middle School, & High School

(Grades 4 and up)

Allen, Janet

Inside Words:  Tools for Teaching Academic Vocabulary, Grades 4-12

418.0071 A44i

 

Elementary, Middle School, & High School

(Grades 5 and up)

Wolsey, Thomas DeVere

Transforming Writing Instruction in the Digital Age:  Techniques for Grades 5-12

428.00712 W65t

 

Elementary, Middle School, & High School

 

Rasinski, Timothy

Fluency Instruction:  Research-Based Best Practices

372.41 R37f

 

Middle School

(Grades 6-8)

Culham, Ruth

Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for Middle School

428.1 C84tw

 

Middle School

Robb, Laura

Teaching Reading in Middle School

428.4 R62tr

 

Middle School & High School

(Grades 7-12)

Carter, James Buckey

Building Literacy Connections with Graphic Novels

428.4 C37b

 

Middle School & High School

Burke, Jim

What’s the Big Idea? 

428 B87wb

 

Middle School & High School

Prust, Samantha

A Sentence a Day

372.62 P78sd

 

Middle School & High School

Applebee, Arthur N.

Writing Instruction that Works:  Proven Methods for Middle and High School Classrooms

808.0420712 A66w

 

High School

Beers, Kylene

Elements of Literature 

808.81 B43e

 

 

Kirkland, David E.

A Search Past Silence:  The Literacy of Young Black Men

371.82996 K57s

 

Locating Children's Books in the KCL

To locate children's books in the King Curriculum Lab, use the following guide for call numbers:

  • E = Easy Reader & Picture Books (fiction for elementary students; located by the Narnia mural)
  • NF = Nonfiction books (for elementary students; located after the curriculum section)
  • J = Juvenile  (chapter books for upper elementary students; located behind the Easy Reader section) 
  • YA = Young Adult fiction books (for middle and high school students; located after the Juvenile section)
  • YANF = Young Adult nonfiction books (for middle and high school students; located after the YA fiction section next to the lab's back door)

When searching for children's books in the library's online catalog, do an Advanced Search.  Select "Audience" and "Juvenile." Type your term in the search box.

Picture Books for Language Arts

Below are some picture books for language arts from our collections.

More Picture Books for Language Arts

Children's Books to Teach Story Elements

Read Alouds