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The Illinois Reading Council has a library of professional books available for checkout from the IRC Office. This service is only for IRC members at no charge. For more information, please contact the IRC Office at 1-888-454-1341.


Complete Listing of Books (.pdf file)





TITLE

AUTHOR/EDITOR PUBLISHER/DATE

A Cluster Approach to Elementary Vocabulary Instruction

Marzano, Robert J. & Jana S.

IRA 1988


A Comprehensive Guide To Readers Theatre

Alison Black, Anna Stave


IRA 2007



A Survey of Family Literacy
in the United States

Morrow, Lesley Mandel
& Tracey, Diane H.

IRA 1995


Adult Literacy: A Compendium
of Articles from the Journal
of Reading

Radencich, Marguerite C.


IRA 1994


Adult Literacy: Contexts & Challenges

Newman, Anabel Powell & Beverstock, Caroline

IRA 1990


After Early Intervention

Rachel McCormick

IRA 2003

Annual Summary of
Investigations Relating
to Reading

Sam Weintraub


IRA 1996


Annual Summary of
Investigations Relating
to Reading

Sam Weintraub



IRA 1997



Ayude a su nino con la escritura


Baghban, Marcia


IRA 1989


Beating the Odds


Shelly Wepner,
Linda Gambrell

IRA 2006


Beginning Literacy and
Your Child

Silvern, Steven B. & Linda R.

IRA 1990


Beginning Reading
and Writing

Dorothy Strickland

IRA 2000

Bringing Grammar to Life

 

Deborah Dean

 

IRA 2008

Building Knowledge
Base in Reading

Jane Braunger,
Jan Patricia Lewis

IRA 2006

Building Reading
Comprehension Habits
in Grades 6-12

Jeff Zwiers

IRA 2004

By Different Paths to
Common Outcomes

Clay, Marie M.

Stenhouse
Publishers
1998

Cartwheels on
the Keyboard

Maureen Carroll

IRA 2004

Cases in Literacy:
An Agenda for Discussion

IRA

IRA 1989

Celebrating Children’s Choices

Arden DeVries

IRA 2000

Censorship: A Threat to
Reading, Learning, Thinking

Simmons, John S.

IRA 1994

Children Achieving: Best Practices in Early Literacy

Neuman, Susan B. &
Roskos, Kathleen A.

IRA 1998

Children’s Literature in the Reading Program

Cullinan, Bernice E.

IRA 1987

Children’s Voices: Talk in
the Classroom

Cullinan, Bernice E.

IRA 1993

Children’s Writing: Perspectives from Research

Dahl, Karin L. &
Farnan, Nancy

IRA 1998

Classics in Literacy Education

Richard D. Robinson

IRA 2002

Classroom Stategies for Interactive Learning

Doug Buehl

IRA 2001

Collaboration for Diverse Learners

Victoria J. Risko

IRA 2001

College Reading and Study
Strategy Programs

Flippo, Rona F. &
Caverly, David C.

IRA 1991

Comics to Classics: A Parent’s Guide to Books for Teens and Preteens

Reed, Arthea J.S.

IRA 1988

Comprehension Shouldn't Be Silent

Michelle Kelley, Nicki Clausen-Grace

IRA 2007

Comprehension Strategies for Middle Grade Learners

Charlotte Rose Sadler

IRA 2001

Computer Applications
in Reading

Blanchard, Jay S. &
Mason, George E.

IRA 1987

Contributor’s Guide to
Periodicals in Reading

Doughty, Beth

IRA 1988

Creating Readers and Writers

Glazer, Susan Mandel

IRA 1990

Critical Literacy - A Collection from the Australian Literacy Educators

Heather Fehring

IRA 2001

Critical Literacy and
Writer’s Workshop

Lee Heffernan

IRA 2004

Developing Academic Thinking
Skills in Grades 6 - 12

Jeff Zwiers

IRA 2004

Developing Critical Awareness
at the Middle Level

Holly Johnson,
Lauren Freedman

IRA 2005

Developing Essential Literacy Skills


Robin Cohen

 

IRA 2008

Discovering Their Voices

Marsha Sprague

IRA 2007

Discovering What Works for
Struggling Readers

Bev Virt

IRA 2004

Duke Ellington

Brown, Gene

Silver Burdett
Press 1991

Dynamic Read-Aloud Strategies for English Learners

 

Peggy Hickman & Sharolyn D. Pollard

 

IRA 2009

Easy Reading: Book Series
and Periodicals
for Less Able Readers

Ryder, Randall J.
& Graves, Bonnie B.
& Michael F.

IRA 1989

Educators on the Frontline

Jill Lewis, Kathleen
Stumpf Jongsma,
Alan Berger

IRA 2005

Encouraging Your Junior High
Student to Read

Shefelbine, Jone

IRA 1991

Enriching Our Lives: Poetry Lessons for Adult Literacy
Teachers and Tutors

Kazemek, Francis E.
& Rigg, Pat

IRA 1995

Essential Readings on Comprehension

 

Diane Lapp and Douglas Fisher

 

IRA 2009

Exploring Values Through Literature,
Multimedia, and Literacy Events

Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt

IRA 2001

Eyeopeners II: Children’s Books
to Answer Children’s Questions About the World Around Them

Kobrin, Beverly

Scholastic 1995

Facilitating Preschool Literacy

Cambell, Robin

IRA 1998

Fact and Fiction: Literature
across the Curriculum

Cullinan, Bernice E.

IRA 1993

Families at School: A Guide
for Educators

Thomas, Adele
& Fazio, Lynn

IRA 1999

Families at School: A
Handbook for Parents

Thomas, Adele
& Fazio, Lynn

IRA 1999

Family Literacy : Connections
in Schools and Communities

Morrow, Lesley Mandel

IRA 1995

Fibblestax

Devin Scillian

Sleeping Bear
Press 2000

Finding Buck McHenry

Slote, Alfred

Harper Trophy
1991

Finding the Artist Within

Peggy Albers

IRA 2007

Flexible Grouping in Reading

Opitz, Michael F.

Scholastic 1998

Food and Nutrition

Carratello, Patricia

Rachelle Cracchiolo
& Mary Dupuy Smith Publishing 1980

Fostering the Love of Reading:
The Affective Domain in
Reading Education

Cramer, Eugene H.
& Castle, Marrietta

IRA 1994

Four Perfect Pebbles: A
Holocaust Story

Perl, Lila &
Lazan, Marion Blumenthal

Greenwillow
Books
1996

From Literature to Literacy

Joy F. Moss &
Marilyn F. Fenster

IRA 2002

Getting Beyond “I Like the Book”

Vivian Vasquez

IRA 2003

Good Health Fun Book

Aemmer, Gail &
Rittenour, Gary

Carson-Dellosa
Publishing Co.
1983

Guided Comprehension

Maureen McLaughlin

IRA 2002

Guiding Readers Through Text

 

Karen D. Wood

 

IRA 2008

Guiding Readers through Text:
A Review of Study Guides

Wood, Karen D.
& Lapp, Diane
& Flood, James

IRA 1992

Happily Ever After

Terrell A. Young

IRA 2004

Helping Your Child Become a Reader

Roser, Nancy L.

IRA 1989

How Can I Prepare My Young
Child for Reading?

Grinnell, Paula C.


IRA 1989

How Much is a Million?

Schwartz, David M.


Scholastic
1985

How We “Do” School

Karen Morrow Durica


IRA 2007

If you Made a Million

Schwartz, David M.


Scholastic
1989

Informational Text in K-3 Classrooms

Sharon Benge Kletzien,
Mariam Jean Dreher


IRA 2004

Innovative Approaches to Literacy Education


Rachel A. Karchmer


IRA 2005

Inspiring Reading Success


Rosalie Fink, S. Jay Samuels


IRA 2007

Invitation to Read More Children's Literature in the Reading Program


Cullinan, Bernice E.


IRA 2002

Kapc, The Killer Croc


Vaughan, Marcia


Silver Burdett Press 1995

Kids Come in All Languages:  Reading Instruction for ESL Students


Spangenberg-Urbschat, Karen


IRA 1994

Kids Insight: Reconsidering
How to Meet the Literacy
Needs of All Students

Dillion, Deborah R


IRA 2000

Kids’ Favorite Books

Children’s Choices


IRA 1992

Lady Liberty

Maryann Dobeck


Wright Group
2000

Language Study in the Middle School, High School and Beyond

Simmons, John S.
& Baines, Lawrence


IRA 1998

Learning to Be Literacy Teachers
in Urban Schools

Altheir M. Lazar


IRA 2004

Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children

Kempers, Christian A.


IRA 1998

Let’s Read About: Finding books they’ll love to read

Cullinan, Bernice E.


Scholastic
1993

Lewis Howard Latimar

Turner, Glennette Tilley


Silver Burdett
Press 1991

Life’s Literacy Lessons

Steven Layne


IRA 2001

Linking Literacy and Technology:
A Guide for K-8 Classrooms

Wepner, Shelley B.
& Valmont, William J.


IRA 2000

Literacy Assessment

Heather Fehring


IRC 2002

Literacy in the Information Age

Bertram C. Bruce


IRC 2002

Literacy Instruction in Half- and Whole- Day Kidergarten

Morrow, Lesley Mandel
& Strickland, Dorothy


IRA 1998

Literacy Showdown: Stories of
Six American Women

Key, Daphne


IRA 1998

Literature Discussion Groups
in the Intermediate Grades

Karen S. Evans


IRA 2001

Literature Links - Thematic
Units Linking Read-Alouds
and Computer Activities

Linda Labbo


IRA 2006

Lively Discussions!: Fostering Engaged Reading

Gambrell, Linda B.
& Almasi, Janice F.


IRA 1996

Look Once/Look Again: in the garden

Schwartz, David M.


Creative Teaching
Press 1997

Louis Armstrong

Barbara Diamond


Wright Group
2001

M is for Mitten

Annie Appleford
& Kathy-jo Wargin


Sleeping Bear
Press 1999

Magazines for Children

Stoll, Donald R.


IRA 1990

Magazines for Kids and Teens

Stoll, Donald R.


IRA 1994

Magazines for Kids and Teens

Stoll, Donald R.


IRA 1997

Marvelous Minilessons for
Teaching Beginning Writing, K-3

Lori Jamison Rog


IRA 2007

Maya Angelou

Shuker, Nancy


Silver Burdett
Press 1991

Monteverde: Science and
Scientists in a Costa Rican
Cloud Forest

Collard III, Sneed B.


Franklin Watts
1997

More Kids’ Favorite Books

Childrens’ Choices


IRA 1995

More Teachers’ Favorite
Books for Kids

Teachers’ Choices


IRA 1997

More Teens’ Favorites

Young Adult Choices


IRA 1996

Ned & Crow

Madison, Dr. Ron


Dr. Ron Madison
1996

Ned & Fred: A Bedtime Story

Madison, Dr. Ron


Dr. Ron Madison
1994

Ned, Fred, and Friend

Madison, Dr. Ron


Dr. Ron Madison
1994

Ned’s Folks

Madison, Dr. Ron


Dr. Ron Madison
1996

Ned’s Friend: A Bedtime story

Madison, Dr. Ron


Dr. Ron Madison
1994

Ned’s Head: A Bedtime Story

Madison, Dr. Ron


Dr. Ron Madison
1993

No Quick Fix: Rethinking Literacy Programs in America’s Elementary Schools

Allington, Richard L.
& Walmsley, Sean A.


IRA 1995

Oh, How I Wished I Could Read!

Gile, John

John Gile
Communications
1995

On the Brink: Negotiating Literature and Life with Adolescents

Hynds, Susan


IRA 1997


Opening the Door to Classroom Research

Olson, Mary W.


IRA 1990


Peer Talk in the Classroom Learning from Research

Paratore, Jeanne R. & McCormack, Rachel L.

IRA 1997


Pen in Hand: Children Become Writers

Cullinan, Bernice E.


IRA 1993


Popular Culture in the Classroom: Teaching and Researching Critical Media Literacy

Alvermann, Donna E.
& Moon, Jennifer


IRA 1999


Prereading Activities for Content Area Reading and Learning

Moore, David W. & Readence, John E.

IRA 1989


Promising Practices for Urban Reading Instruction

Pamela Mason

IRA 2003

Promoting Reading

Greaney, Vincent


IRA 1996

Puzzle Them First!

A. Vincent Ciardiello

IRA 2006

Questioning the Author

Beck, Isabel L. & McKeown, Margaret G.

IRA 1997

Read It Aloud!: Using Literature in the Secondary Content Classroom

Richardson, Judy S.

IRA 2000

Read-Alouds with Young Children

Robin Campbell


IRA 2001

Reading and Writing Across Content Areas

Roberta Sejnost, Sharon Thiese

Pearson Skylight

2001

Reading and Writing Literary Genres

Buss, Kathleen & Karnowski, Lee

IRA 2000

Reading and Writing Nonfiction Genres

Kathleen Buss

IRA 2002

Reading Comprehension Instruction 1783-1987

Robinson, H. Alan & Faraone, Vincent

IRA 1990

Reading Engagement: Motivating Readers Through Integrated Instruction

Guthrie, John T. & Wigfield, Allan

IRA 1997

Reading for Meaning: Fostering Comprehension in the middle grades

Taylor, Barbara M. & Graves, Michael F.

IRA 2000

Reading in the Middle School

Duffy, Gerald G.

IRA 1990

Reading Photographs to Write With Meaning and Purpose

 

Leigh Van Horn

 

IRA 2008

Reading Researcher’s in Search of Common Ground

Ron Flippo

IRC 2001

Reading/Writing Connections: Learning from Research

Irwin, Judith W. & Doyle, Mary Anne

IRA 1992

Reciprocal Teaching at Work

Lori D. Oczkus


IRA 2003

Reflections of a Black Cowboy: Book 1

Miller, Robert


Silver Burdett

Press 1991

Reflections of a Black Cowboy: Book 2

Miller, Robert


Silver Burdett

Press 1991

Research & Professional Resources in Children’s Literature: Piecing a Patchwork Quilt

Short, Kathy G


IRA 1995

Research in the Classroom: Talk, Texts, and Inquiry

Donoahue, Zoe & Tassell, Mary Ann Van


IRA 1996

Research Within Reach Secondary School Reading

Alvermann, Donna E. & Moore, David W.


IRA 1987

Resources in Early Literacy Development

Morrow, Lesley Mandel & Burks, Susan P.


IRA 1992

Revisiting the First-Grade Studies

John E Readence


IRA 1998

Semantic Feature Analysis: Classroom Applications

Pittelman, Susan D. & Heimlich, Joan E.


IRA 1991

Setting the Stage for Creative Writing

Shannon O’Day


IRA 2006

Single Subject Experimental Research: Applications for Literacy

Neuman, Susan B. & McCormick, Sandra


IRA 1995

Small-Group Reading Instruction

Beverly Tyner


IRA 2004

Small-Group Reading Instruction

Beverly Tyner, Sharon Green


IRA 2005

So...What’s a Tutor to do?

Roller, Cathy M.


IRA 1998

Stra-te-gic Spell-ing

Jonathan Wheatley


IRA 2005

Strawberry Hill

LaFaye, A.


Simon & Schuster Books 1999

Stress and Reading Difficulties: Research Assessment Intervention

Gentile, Lance M. & McMillan, Merna M.


IRA 1987

Studies in Miscue Analysis: An Annotated Bibliography

Brown, Joel & Goodman, Kenneth S.


IRA 1996

Supergranny: The case of the Riverboat Riverbelle

Van Hook, Beverly Hennen


Holderby &

Bierce 1986

Supergranny: The Ghost of Heidelberg Castle

Van Hook, Beverly Hennen


Holderby &

Bierce 1987

Supergranny: The mystery of the Shrunken Heads

Van Hook, Beverly Hennen


Holderby &

Bierce 1985

Supergranny: The secret of Devil Mountain

Van Hook, Beverly Hennen


Holderby &

Bierce 1988

Supporting Struggling Writers in the Elementary Classroom

Teresa A. Christenson


IRA 2002

Supporting the Literacy Development of English Learners

Terrell Young_Nancy Hadaway


IRA 2006

Sweet Strawberries

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds


Atheneum Books

for Young
Readers 1999

Tad Lincoln: White House Wildcat

Collins, David R.


Discovery Enterprises,

Ltd. 1995

Teacher to Teacher: Strategies for the Elementary Classroom

Olson, Mary W. & Homan, Susan P.


IRA 1993

Teachers and Research: Language Learning in the Classroom

Pinnell, Gay Su & Matlin, Myna L.


IRA 1989





Teachers Are Researchers: Reflection and Action

Patterson, Leslie & Santa, Carol Minnick


IRA 1993

Teachers’ Favorite Books for Kids

Teachers’ Choices


Ira 1994

Teachers’ Guidelines for Evaluating Commercial Phonics Packages

Osborn, Jean & Stahl, Steven & Stein, Marcy


IRA 1997

Teaching and Learning Multiliteracies

Michele Anstey, Geoff Bull


IRA 2006

Teaching Literacy Using Information Technology

Hancock, Joelie


IRA 1999

Teaching Phonics Today: A Primer for Educators

Strickland, Dorothy S.


IRA 1998

Teaching Reading and Study Strategies: At the College Level

Flippo, Rona F. & Caverly, David C.


IRA 1991

Teaching Reading Skills through the Newspaper

Cheyney, Arnold B.


IRA 1992

Teaching with Picture Books

Iris McClellan Tiedt


IRA 2000

Teens’ Favorite Books

Young Adults’ Choices


IRA 1992

The Author Studies Handbook

Kotch, Laura & Zackman, Leslie


Scholastic

1995

The Balanced Reading Program: Helping All Students Achieve Success

Blair-Larsen, Susan M. & Williams, Kathryn A.


IRA 1999

The Book Club Connection: Literacy Learning and Classroom Talk

McMahon, Susan I. & Raphael, Taffy E.


IRA 1997

The Changing Face of Whole Language

Turbill, Jan & Cambourne, Brian


IRA 1997

The Explicit Teaching of Reading

Hancock, Joelie


IRA 1999

The First R: Every Child’s Right to Read

Graves, Michael F. & Broek, Paul Van Den


IRA 1996

The Phonological Awareness Handbook for Kindergarten and Primary Teachers

Ericson, Lita & Juliebo, Moira Fraser


IRA 1998

The Planet is Mine

Damkoehler, Dianna Dee


Scholastic 1995

The Read-Aloud Handbook

Trelease, Jim


Penguin Books

1985

The Spelling Book: Teaching Children How to Spell, Not What to Spell

Rosencrans, Gladys


IRA 1998

The Summer of Dreams: The Story of a Worlds’s Fair Girl

Hoobler, Dorothy & Thomas


Silver Burdett

Press 1993

The Volunteer Tutor’s Toolbox

Herrmann, Beth Ann


IRA 1994

The Year of the Sawdust Man

LaFaye, A.


Simon & Schuster Books 1998

Tiger Lilies, Toadstools and Thunderbolts

Iris McClellan Tiedt


IRA 2002

Tips at your Fingertips: Teaching Strategies for Adult Literacy Tutors

Brown, Ola M.


IRA 1996

Tips for the Reading Team Strategies for Tutors

Walker, Barbara J. & Morrow, Lesley Mandel


IRA 1998

Toward an Ecological Assessment of Reading Progress

Wisconsin State Reading Association


Wisconsin State Reading Association 1990

Toward Defining Literacy

Venezky, Richard L. & Wagner, Daniel A.


IRA 1990

Understanding and Implementing Reading First Initiatives

Carrice CumminS


IRA 2006

Understanding and Using Reading Assessment

Peter Afflerbach


IRA 2007

Untangling Some Knots

Shelly Peterson


IRA 2003

Using Discussion To Promote Reading Comprehension

Alvermann, Donna E. & Dillon, Deborah R.


IRA 1987

Using LIterature to Enhance the Content Area Instruction

Rebecca Olness


IRA 2007

Using Literature to Enhance Writing Instruction

Rebecca Olness


IRA 2004

Using the Newspaper to Teach ESL Learners

Olivares, Rafael A.


IRA 1993

Valerie & Walter’s Best Books for Children

Valerie V. Lewis

and Walter M. Mayes


Valerie V. Lewis

and Walter M. Mayes

Valued Voices

Deborah A. Wooten


IRA 2000

Variablility Not Disability: Struggling Readers in a Workshop Classroom

Roller, Cathy M.


IRA 1996

Vultures

Smith, Roland


Lerner Publications Company 1997

Weaving Through Words; Using the Arts to Teach Reading Comprehension Strategies

Rorberta D Mantione_Sabine Smead


IRC 2002

What a Character!

Nancy Roser


IRA 2005

What Research Has to Say About Fluency Instruction

S. Jay Samuels, Alan E. Farstrup


IRA 2006

What Research Has to Say About Reading Instruction

Alan Farstrup, S. Jay Samuels


IRA 2002

What’s Happening in Math Class?: Envisioning New Practices Through Teacher Narratives

Schifter, Deborah


IRA 1996

Why Jane and John Could’t Read- And How They Learned

Rosalie Fink


IRA 2006

Windows to Language, Literacy, and Culture

Cynthia Brock, Taffy Raphael


IRA 2005

Working Together - Reading and Writing in Inclusive Classrooms

Marilyn C. Scala


IRA 2002

Writing for Publication in Reading and Language Arts

Baumann, James F. & Johnson, Dale D.


IRA 1991

You Can Encourage Your High School Student to Read

Myers, Jamie


IRA 1989

You Can Help Your Young Child with Writing

Baghban, Marcia


IRA 1989

Young Adult Literature in the Classroom

Joan B. Elliott & Mary M. Dupuis


IRC 2002

Your Child’s Vision is Important

Beverstock, Caroline


IRA 1991
















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