[LIT] Best Resources for New Middle School Teacher?

2008-03-17 Thread Jan Zeiger
Hello! I'm certified for grades 1-6 in the State of FL and am hoping to add the Middle Grades English subject area this summer. My goal is to teach at the middle school level. I'm a firm believer in an integrated approach to reading and writing instruction, so this list looked like the right

Re: [LIT] Best Resources for New Middle School Teacher?

2008-03-17 Thread Kim Richard
Hi Jan, Here's my recommended reading list for middle school: In the Middle by Nancie Atwell Deeper Reading by Kelly Gallagher Teaching Adolescent Writers by Kelly Gallagher Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males by Alfred Tatem Making the Match by Teri Lesesne Naked Reading by Teri Lesesne

Re: [LIT] Best Resources for New Middle School Teacher?

2008-03-17 Thread Bill IVEY
Hi! I would highly recommend Rick Wormeli's Day One and Beyond as an excellent general introduction for beginning middle school teachers. His book In the Middle is also outstanding. Take care, Bill Ivey Stoneleigh-Burnham School ___ The Literacy