Mentor Monday ~ Professional Summer Reading

OK! It's not Monday, but I do want to share one of the books I plan to read this summer with you and link up with my friend Emily from the Reading Tutor/OG for Mentor Monday.

http://thereadingtutorog.blogspot.com/2014/05/mentor-monday-52614-professional-summer.html

This summer I plan to read a lot, and most will be mindless reads, but I always like to read a couple of good professional books. Here are two I plan to read this summer

1. Genre Connections: Lessons to Launch Literary and Nonfiction Texts by Tanny McGregor

I loved, loved, loved Comprehension Connections: Bridges to Strategic Reading by Tanny McGregor and saw her at the Virginia State Reading Association Conference. I love her simple ways to get kids to understand genre and can't wait to read more of her ideas.

2. Word Callers: Small-Group and One-to-One Interventions for Children Who "Read" but Don't Comprehend (The Research-Informed Classroom) by Kelly B. Cartwright

My supervisor purchased this book for us, and I have not had a chance to read it. I have a lot of "word callers" and want to find out how I can help them to comprehend. I am hoping this will help me get them to understand what they are reading.

And I will be participating in a book study with some bloggy friends with the book Teach Like a Pirate: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator. Stop by in June to find out what it is all about!