Additional Reading

The National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement (CELA)
http://cela.albany.edu/
Directed by Dr. Judith Langer and Dr. Arthur Applebee, CELA is the only federally funded center committed to literacy research. All research is published on this site, including past studies, as well as reports about studies in process. By using the search link on the site, users can type in the words "envisionment building" and find a listing of articles and reports related to Dr. Langer's research. In addition to this, the quarterly professional newsletter is available online, which features discoveries and trends in the field of English and language arts.

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
http://www.ncte.org/
NCTE's Web site offers up-to-date information about professional conferences around the country. In addition to this, the site offers online chat forums, a catalog of current publications, and links related to English and language arts teaching.

MiddleWeb
http://www.middleweb.com/
This education reform-oriented site features new stories in the field, links of interest, online newsletters, and many resources related to each specific discipline. Find them in the Curriculum and Instruction Resources section.

Literature Circles Resource Center
http://www.litcircles.org/
This site features links to guidelines, teacher forums, publications, and sample book lists.

The Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/
Visit the Teen and Youth sections of this site to find booklists, interesting links, interviews with authors, and more.

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
http://www.carolhurst.com/
This site is packed full of booklists, reviews, professional topics, and even includes a newsletter.

Waterboro Public Library, Maine
http://www.waterboro.lib.me.us/
This site features a vast listing of picture books and links related to picture books according to themes, genres, concepts, and more.

Texts mentioned by teachers in this workshop program:

Short Story:
"Passing" by Langston Hughes

Novels:
The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
Fig Pudding by Robert Fletcher
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Letters From a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs by Mary E. Lyons
Holes by Louis Sachar

Non-Fiction:
To Be a Slave by Julius Lester

Picture Book:
The Lady With a Ship on Her Head by Deborah Nourse Lattimore

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