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Literature Informing My Lessons, Goals, Philosophy, and More
Below are some articles, books, etc. that have influenced how I have thought about and created lessons and thought about teaching.
Literature related to English
Adler, Mary, and Eija Rougle. Building literacy through classroom discussion: Research-based strategies for developing critical readers and thoughtful writers in middle school. Scholastic Incorporated, 2005. Anderson, Jeff. Mechanically Inclined: Building Grammar, Usage, and Style into Writer's Workshop. 2005. Print. Beers, Kylene. When Kids Can't Read: What Teachers Can Do. [S.l.]: Bt Bound, 2003. Print. Burke, Jim. The English Teacher's Companion. 2012. Print. Chapman, Thandeka K., Nikola Hobbel, and Nora V. Alvarado. "A social justice approach as a base for teaching writing." Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 54.7 (2011): 539-541. Gere, Anne Ruggles. Language and Reflection: An Integrated Approach to Teaching English. New York: Maxwell Macmillan International, 1992. 1-25. Hillocks, George Jr. Teaching Argument Writing. 2011. Print. Johnson, Janet D. "'A Rainforest in Front of a Bulldozer': The Literacy Practices of Teacher Candidates Committed to Social Justice." English Education 44.2 (2012): 147-179. King, Stephen. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. New York: Pocket Books, 2000. Print. Kinloch, Valerie. Urban Literacies: Critical Perspectives on Language, Learning, and Community. New York: Teachers College, 2011. Print. Mahiri, Jabari. "Street Scripts: African American Youth Writing about Crime and Violence." Social Justice 23.4 (1996): 56.ProQuest. Web. 20 Apr. 2014. Smagorinsky, Peter. Teaching English by Design. 2008. Print. Stothers, Margot, and Perry D. Klein. "Perceptual Organization, Phonological Awareness, and Reading Comprehension in Adults With and Without Learning Disabilities." PubMed. N.p., 14 Sept. 2010. Web. 7 Nov. 2012. Zancanella, Don. "Dripping with Literacy, a Jazz-Fueled Road Trip, a Place to Breathe." English Journal (2007): 71-78. |
Literature related to Mathematics
Abedi, Jamal & Lord, Carol. “The Language Factor in Mathematics Tests.” Applied Measurement in Education. (2001) 14(3): 219-234. Print. Bernardo, Allan B.I. "Language and Modeling Word Problems in Mathematics Among Bilinguals." The Journal of Psychology 139.5 (2005): 413- 25. ERIC (ProQuest). Web. 5 Nov. 2012. Bernardo, Allan B.I., and Marissa O. Calleja. "The Effects of Stating Problems in Bilingual Students' First and Second Languages on Solving Mathematical Word Problems." The Journal of Genetic Psychology 166.1 (2005): 117-28. ERIC (ProQuest). Web. 3 Nov. 2012. Collins, Allan, John Seely Brown, and Susan E. Newman. "Cognitive Apprenticeship: Teaching the Crafts of Reading, Writing, and Mathematics." Knowing, Learning, and Instruction: Essays in Honor of Robert Glaser. By Robert Glaser and Lauren B. Resnick. Hillsdale, NJ: L. Erlbaum Associates, 1989. 453-94. Print. Graham, Alan, and Suki Honey. "Algebra - I Just Don't Get It." Mathematics Teaching 212 (2009): 38-41. ERIC (ProQuest). Web. 29 Oct. 2012. Lannin, John K. "Developing Algebraic Reasoning Through Generalization." Mathematics Teaching in Middle School 8.7 (2003): 342-48. ERIC (ProQuest). Web. 3 Nov. 2012. Leinhardt, Gaea, Orit Zaslavsky, and Mary Kay Stein. "Functions, Graphs, and Graphing: Tasks, Learning, and Teaching." Review of Educational Research 60.1 (1990): 1-64. ERIC (ProQuest). Web. 6 Nov. 2012. Martiniello, Maria. "Language and the Performance of English-Language Learners in Math Word Problems." Harvard Educational Review 78.2 (2008): 333-68. ERIC (ProQuest). Web. 30 Oct. 2012. Nathan, M. J. The Real Story behind Story Problems: Effects of Representations on Quantitative Reasoning (Doctoral Dissertation). Nesher, Pearla. "Microworlds In Mathematical Education: A Pedagogical Realism." Knowing, Learning, and Instruction: Essays in Honor of Robert Glaser. By Robert Glaser and Lauren B. Resnick. Hillsdale, NJ: L. Erlbaum Associates, 1989. 187-215. Print. Nesher, Pearla, and Tamar Katriel. "Learning Numbers: A Linguistic Perspective." Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 17.2 (1986): 100-11. ERIC (ProQuest). Web. 9 Nov. 2012. Swetz, Frank J. Mathematical Explorations: Exploring Word Problems across the Ages. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. Print. Wakefield, Dara V. "Math as a Second Language." The Educational Forum 64.3 (2000): 272-79. ERIC (ProQuest). Web. 28 Oct. 2012. |
Literature related to both disciplines
Hodgen, Jeremy, and Bethan Marshall. "Assessment for learning in English and mathematics: a comparison." Curriculum journal 16.2 (2005): 153-176.
L'Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., 1973. Print.
Morris, William L. "Math in the writing center." The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas 80.2 (2006): 70-73.
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers. Common Core State Standards (English, Mathematics). National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington D.C. 2010 Online. 4 Nov. 2012.
Hodgen, Jeremy, and Bethan Marshall. "Assessment for learning in English and mathematics: a comparison." Curriculum journal 16.2 (2005): 153-176.
L'Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., 1973. Print.
Morris, William L. "Math in the writing center." The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas 80.2 (2006): 70-73.
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers. Common Core State Standards (English, Mathematics). National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington D.C. 2010 Online. 4 Nov. 2012.
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