Resources Used By Ms. Pursley

Atwell, Nancie. In the Middle: New Understandings About Writing, Reading, and Learning. Portsmouth, N.H.: Boynton/Cook Publishers, 1998.

Calkins, Lucy McCormick. The Art of Teaching Writing. Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann, 1994.

Developmental Reading Assessment

Scholastic News

Texas Assessment of Academic Skills

Texas Essential Knowledge Standard

Texas Primary Reading Inventory

Books for Students in Ms. Pursley's Classroom

Brown, Marc T. Arthur's New Puppy. Boston, Mass.:Little, Brown & Company, 1993.

De Regniers, Beatrice Schenk. May I Bring a Friend? New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster Children's, 1974.

Scholastic News, Scholastic Classroom Magazine. New York, N.Y.: Scholastic Inc.

Additional Resources

Books and Articles:

Avery, Carol, and Donald Graves. ...And with a Light Touch: Learning About Reading, Writing, and Teaching with First Graders: Second Edition. Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann, 2002.

Beaver, Joetta. The Developmental Reading Assessment. Lebanon, Ind.: Pearson Learning Publisher, 1999.

Fisher, Bobbi. "Writing Workshop in a First Grade Classroom." Teaching PreK-8 26, no. 3 (November 1995): 66-69.

Pinnell, S. G., and I. C. Fountas. Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children. Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann, 1996.

Routman, Regie. Conversations: Strategies for Teaching, Learning, and Evaluating. Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann, 1991.

Routman, Regie. Invitations: Changing As Teachers and Learners K-12. Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann, 1991.

Routman, Regie. Transitions: From Literature to Literacy. Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann, 1991.

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