Books by CELA Researchers


Winner of the 1998
NCTE David H. Russell Award

Curriculum as ConversationCurriculum as Conversation:
Transforming Traditions of Teaching and Learning

Arthur Applebee
University of Chicago Press (1996)
(800-621-2736)

http://www.press.uchicago.edu

 

Opening DialogueOpening Dialogue:
Understanding the Dynamics of Language and Learning in the English Classroom

Martin Nystrand, et al.
Teachers College Press (1997)
(800-575-6566)
http://www.tc.columbia.edu/~tcpress

 

What Really Matters for Struggling ReadersWhat Really Matters for Struggling Readers:
Designing Research-Based Programs

Richard Allington
Allyn-Bacon Press (2000)

(800-666-9433)
http://vig.abacon.com

 

Vygotskian Perspectives on Literacy ResearchVygotskian Perspectives on Literacy Research:
Constructing Meaning Through Collaborative Inquiry

Carol Lee & Peter Smagorinsky
Cambridge University Press (2000)
(800-872-7423)
http://www.cup.org

 

Teaching Struggling ReadersTeaching Struggling Readers:
Articles from The Reading Teacher

Richard Allington
International Reading Association (1998)
(800-336-READ)
http://www.reading.org

 

Classrooms That WorkClassrooms That Work:
They Can All Read and Write

Patricia Cunningham
& Richard Allington
Longman (1999)
(800-666-9433 )
http://longman.awl.com/education

 

American ConversationsAmerican Conversations:
Puerto Ricans, White Ethnics and Multicultural Education

Ellen Bigler
Temple University Press (1999)
(800-447-1656 )
http://www.temple.edu/tempress

 

A Middle MosaicA Middle Mosaic:
A Celebration of Reading, Writing, and Reflective Practice at the Middle Level

Elizabeth Close
& Katherine Ramsey

National Council of Teachers of English (2000)
(800-369-6283)
http://www.ncte.org

 

Standards in Practice Grade 9-12Standards in Practice Grade 9-12
Peter Smagorinsky
National Council of Teachers of English (1996)
(800-369-6283)
http://www.ncte.org

 

Teaching English through Principled Practice
Peter Smagorinsky
Merril/Prentice Hall (2000)
(800-282-0693)
http://vig.prenhall.com

Envisioning LiteratureEnvisioning Literature:
Literacy Understanding & Literature Instruction

Judith A. Langer
Teachers College Press (1995) (800-575-6566)
http://www.tc.columbia.edu/~tcpress

 

Knowing LiteracyKnowing Literacy:
Constructive Literacy Assessment

Peter Johnston
Stenhouse Publishers (1997)
(888-363-0566)
http://www.stenhouse.com

 

No Quick FixNo Quick Fix:
Rethinking Literacy Programs in America's Elementary Schools

Richard Allington & Sean Walmsley
Teachers College Press (1996) (800-575-6566)
http://www.tc.columbia.edu/~tcpress

 

Best Practices in Literacy InstructionBest Practices in Literacy Instruction
Michael Pressley, et. al.
The Guilford Press (1999)
(800-365-7006)
http://www.guilford.com

 

Reading Instruction That WorksReading Instruction That Works:
The Case for Balanced Teaching

Michael Pressley
The Guilford Press (1998)
(800-365-7006)
http://www.guilford.com

 

Schools That WorksSchools That Work:
Where All Children Read and Write

Richard Allington
& Patricia Cunningham

HarperCollins (1996)
(800-387-0117)
http://harpercollins.com/college

 

Beyond the Culture ToursBeyond the Culture Tours:
Studies in Teaching and Learning With Culturally Diverse Text

Gladys Cruz, et al.
Laurence Erlbaum (1997)
(800-926-6579)
http://www.erlbaum.com

 

Social Learning from Broadcast TelevisionSocial Learning from Broadcast Television
Karen Swan, Carla Meskill
& Steven DeMaio

Hampton Press (1998)
(800-894-8955)

 

Using Portflios in English ClassroomUsing Portfolios in the English Classroom
Alan Purves, et. al.
Christopher-Gordon (1997)

http://www.christopher-gordon.com

 

Literature InstructionLiterature Instruction:
A Focus on Student Response
Judith Langer
National Council of Teachers of English (1992)
(800-369-6283)
http://www.ncte.org

 

Literacy in American Lives
Deborah Brandt
Cambridge University Press (2001)
(800-872-7423)
http://www.cup.org


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