In this pioneering book-the first to examine the phenomenon of marginalia-H.J. Jackson surveys an extraordinary range of annotated books to explore the history of marginalia, the forms they take, the psychology that underlies them, and the reactions they provoke.

Pathways to the Common Core: Videos from Inside Classrooms features almost 40 clips of Common-Core aligned teaching and learning. Captured scenes of classroom teaching in an effort to help you imagine methods of teaching that can support students in moving towards the ambitious standards set by the Common Core.

Understanding and acknowledging the validity of different cultural behaviors and beliefs can present challenges for some teachers. This article addresses some of those issues.

Author site and home of Children and YA Lit Resources. This site also features substantive teacher / librarian / researcher resources related to multicultural literature, represented communities, Native American literature, and books related to war and peace.

From In Culture Parent Blog.

Great introduction to blog: Changing Lives, Changing Minds

Chpt. 12: Global and Multicultural literature for Young Adults : This chapter concerns young adult literature that involves or allows for a focus on the experience of social and cultural difference and diversity, locally, nationally, and most importantly globally. In the past we might have called this multicultural literature, or possibly international or world literature, but we prefer the more inclusive and comprehensive term global literature.

LD Online is a great source for info on teaching children with ld

Great go to chart for teaching fluency in the classroom. Includes links to other sources.

Have you ever watched students struggle with what you know to be a great book, just perfect for their age and development? The NAEP recently reported that 45 percent of all fourth graders tested in the U.S. are not fluent readers.

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