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Jessica Saum

//Girls, Social Class and Literacy: What Teachers Can Do to Make a Difference// Stephanie Jones Thumbs Up. Building relationships with parents of poverty. Rethinking how you look at social class.

Stephanie Byrnes //Writing for a Change:Boosting Literacy and Learning Through Action// Thumbs up. Empowering students instead of solving problems for them.

Deb Moore //iWrite: Using Blogs, WIkis and Digital Stories in the English Classroom// Dana Wilber Thumbs up. Conversational, accessible. How and when technology can be used in the classroom.I am definitely using and recommending this book.

Liz Rollans //Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life// Anne Lamott Thumbs up. Witty and fun while practical and helpful.

Glenda Niswonger //A Whole New Mind: Why Right Brainers Will Rule the Future// Thumbs up. Interesting ideas. 21st century skills are not what we've been programmed to think about. Three questions @ job security: can someone overseas do it cheapter, can a computer do it faster, what is in demand. IQ only accounts for 4-10% of career success.

Deb Quinnelly //Boy Writers: Reclaiming their Voices// Ralph Fletcher Thumbs up. I could have dog eared every page. Boys write differently from girls. Helping boys to develop writing skills in their own way.

Weeji Niswonger //Achieving Scientific Literacy// Roger Bybee Thumbs Down. No new knowledge or information. Might be good for college students who need to learn about history of science education. Repetetive. Tedious. Place of science in general education. What should the scientifically literate person know?

Lindsay Griffin //Stuck in the Middle: Helping Adolescents Read and Write in the Content Areas// Roberta Mac Manus, Donna Topping Thumbs up. Teachers need to do whatever it takes for comprehension. Give it to your history teacher to read. Very user friendly.

Linda Knapp //Writing to Explore: Discovering Adventure in the Research Paper, 3-8// David Somoza and Peter Lourie Thumbs up. It's an adventure to read the book. What makes an adventure an adventure. Hundres of websites. Blending fiction and nonfiction. Using music to develop characters. Mentor texts. Establishing an environment that makes writing a ritual.