We have exciting news from some of our top literacy experts. Today, Scholastic announced two new resources for K–12 educators: Every Child a Super Reader by Executive Director and Founder of LitWorld, Pam Allyn & Dr. Ernest Morrell, Professor of English Education and Director of the Institute for Urban and Minority Education (IUME) at Teachers College, Columbia University, and Kwame Alexander’s Page-to-Stage Writing Workshop by 2015 Newbery Medal-winner Kwame Alexander.
These two resources are the newest books available for pre-order through Scholastic Education’s new professional learning group, Scholastic Professional, offering expert-led services and curricular resources developed to help transform instruction as part of Scholastic’s Comprehensive Literacy Solutions. You can read full descriptions of both books below:
Every Child a Super Reader by Pam Allyn & Dr. Ernest Morrell
- Authored by Pam Allyn and Ernest Morrell, Every Child a Super Reader demonstrates how to develop students’ seven key strengths that transform them into “Super Readers”—avid, passionate and critical readers. The book is an ideal tool to meet children where they are in skill level or learning environment, whether in the classroom, an afterschool program or at home. Every Child a Super Reader includes reading and writing lessons, robust assessment tools, embedded videos and ready‐to‐share family resources.
- Available in December 2015 with pre-orders open now: http://bit.ly/EveryChildSuperReader
Kwame Alexander’sPage-to-Stage Writing Workshop: Awakening the Writer, Publisher, and Presenter in Every Student by Kwame Alexander
- Through print and digital lesson resources including engaging “KwameTime” videos, Kwame Alexander helps educators harness students’ creativity to inspire confident writers and public speakers. Students will learn how to create a published book, present their writing in a public forum, and—throughout the process—discover how to experiment with language and use poetry as the gateway to skillful reading, writing, listening and speaking. Kwame Alexander’s Page-to-Stage Writing Workshop will motivate students by supporting their personal voice and encouraging them to publish their collective works through a teacher-friendly publishing platform that makes cost-effective printing services available to participating classrooms.
- Available in March 2016 with pre-orders open now: http://bit.ly/PagetoStageWritingWorkshop
Will you be at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention in Minneapolis, MN today through Sunday? Be sure to look out for Pam, Ernest and Kwame! They will be featured in panels throughout the conference.
We will be sharing updates, interviews and more from NCTE on Twitter and Periscope, so stay tuned!
