Professional Books for Educators,
Grades K-8
Suggested Books for Teaching Phonics, Grammar, Vocabulary and Spelling
General Interest Texts
Angelillo, Janet. 2002. A Fresh Approach to Teaching Punctuation. New York: Scholastic Professional Books.
Bear, Donald, Invernizzi, Marcia, Templeton, Shane R. and Johnston Francine. 2007. Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education.
Bolton, Faye and Snowball, Diane. 1993. Ideas for Spelling. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Bolton, Faye and Snowball, Diane. 1999. Spelling K-8: Planning and Teaching. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.
Bolton, Faye and Snowball, Diane. 1993. Teaching Spelling: A Practical Resource. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Cunningham, Patricia. 2004. Phonics They Use: Words for Reading and Writing. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon
Ehrenworth, Mary. 2005. The Power of Grammar. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Fountas, Irene, and Pinnell, Gay Su. 1998. Word Matters: Teaching Phonics and Spelling in the Reading/Writing Classroom. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Gentry, J. Richard. 1997. My Kid Can’t Spell. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Gentry, J. Richard. 2004. The Science of Spelling: the Explicit Specifics that Make Great Readers and Writers (and Spellers!). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Graves, Michael. 2006. The Vocabulary Book Learning & Instruction. New York: Teachers College Press.
Evidence-Based Reading Instruction: Putting the National Reading Panel Report into Practice. 2002. Newark: DE: International Reading Association.
Freeman, David E. & Freeman, Yvonne S. 2004. Essential Linguistics: What You Need to Know to Teach Reading, ESL, Spelling, Phonics, and Grammar. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Haussamen, Brock, Benjamin, Amy, Kolln, Martha, and Wheeler, Rebecca S. 2007. Grammar Alive! A Guide for Teachers. Urbana, IL: NCTE.
Moustafa, Margaret, Dombey, Henrietta , Barrs, Myra, Bromley, Helen, Ellis, Sue and Kelly, Clare. 1998. Whole to Part Phonics: How Children Learn to Read and Spell. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Strickland, Dorothy. 1998. Teaching Phonics Today: A Primer for Educators. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
Weaver, Constance. 1996. Teaching Grammar in Context. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1996.
Wilde, Sandra. 1997. What’s a Schwa Sound Anyway? A Holistic Guide to Phonetics, Phonics, and Spelling. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Books for Use in Lower Grades
Sweeney, Alyse. 2004. Teaching the Essentials of Reading with Picture Books: 15 Lessons that Use Favorite Picture Books to Teach Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Comprehension, and Vocabulary. New York: Scholastic Professional Books.
Torgesen, Joseph K. & Mathes, Patricia G. 2000. Basic Guide to Understanding, Assessing, and Teaching Phonological Awareness. New York: Pro-Ed, Inc.
Books for Use in Upper Grades
Benjamin, Amy with Oliva, Tom. 2007. Engaging Grammar: Practical Advice for Real Classrooms. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
Johnson, Peter H. 2004. Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children’s Learning. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.
Simmons, J. S. & Baines, L. 1998. Language Study in the Middle School, High School and Beyond. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
Tompkins, Gail E. & Blanchfield, Cathy. 2004. Teaching Vocabulary: 50 Creative Strategies, Grades K–12. Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall.
Wheatley, Jonathan, P. 2005. Strategic Spelling: Moving Beyond Word Memorization in the Middle Grades. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.