Language Arts
Required Book List
Booth, David(1998). Guiding the Reading Process. Pembroke Publishing.
Ontario Ministry of Education. (1997-2000).The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8,Language. Toronto,ON: Queen's Printer for Ontario.
Recommended Book List
Atwell,Nancie(1998). In the Middle: New Understandings About Writing,Reading and Learning. Toronto,ON:Irwin Publishers.
Booth,David(1997). lassroom Voices,Language-Based Learning in the Elementary School. Toronto,ON:Harcourt Canada.
Booth,David(1996). Literacy Techniques for Building Successful Readers and Writers. Toronto,ON:Pembroke Publishers.
Calkins,Lucy(1991). Living Between the Lin Portsmouth,NH: Heinemann.
Education Department of Western Australia (Alison Dewbury). (1994). First Steps Writing Developmental Continuum. Perth, Western Australia: Heinemann (can be found in TDSB schools)
Graves, Donald (1983 ). Writing;: Teachers and Children at Work . Portsmouth,NH: Heinemann.
Fletcher,Ralph and Portalupi,Joann.(1998). Craft Lessons: Teaching Writing K-8. York,Maine: Stenhouse Publishers.
Hindley,Joanne(1996). In the Company of Children. York, Maine:Stenhouse Publishers.
Kosnik,Clare(1998). Spelling In a Balanced Literacy Program. Scarborough, ON:Nelson.
Phenix,Jo and Scott-Dunne,Doreen(1991).. Spelling Instruction that Makes Sense.Markham,ON:Pembroke Publishers.
Rolheiser,Carol,Bower,B.and Stevahn,L.(2000) The Portfolio Organizer: Succeeding with Portfolios in Your Classroom. Alexandria V A A CV (http:// www ascd.org)
Rolheiser,Carol(1999). Self-Evaluation ...Helping Students Get Better At It! Ajax,ON:VisuTronx.
Schwartz,Susan and Bone,Maxine(1995). Retelling.Relating and Reflecting: Beyond the 3R's.Toronto,ON:Irwin Publishers.
Swartz,Larry(1996). Classroom Events Through Poetry. Markham,ON:Pembroke Publishers.
Stinson, Kathy (1994). Writing, our Best Picture Book Ever. Markham,Ontario: Pembroke