Summer Reads for Teachers from the RCGW Board

Congratulations, educators! Summer is here. The RCGW Board of Directors hopes your summer is filled with rest and relaxation. Here's what we are reading this summer to unwind. Enjoy! 

​For Kids

• A is for Apple Unless... by Tom Llewellyn and Mark Hoffman (Picture Book)
• The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate Di Camillo (Chapter Book)
• Read With Pride: Picture Books and Middle Grade Reading from Penguin Random House

For Adults

• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
• The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
• How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith
• The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben 

Professional Reads

• Who's Doing the Work? by Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris
• Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literay Classroom by Jan Burkins and Kari Yates 
• Marvelous Mini-Lessons for Teaching Writing (K-3 and 4-6) by Lori Jamison
• Connecting with Students Online by Jennifer Seravallo
• Declarative Language Handbook: Using a Thoughtful Language Style to Help Kids with Social Learning Challenges Feel Competent, Connected, and Understood by Linda Murphy
• The Collaborative Classroom: Teaching Students How to Work Together Now and for the Rest of Their Lives by Trevor Muir.
• The Joyful Classroom: Practical Ways to Engage and Challenge Elementary Students by the Centre for Responsive School
• The Literacy Workshop: Where Reading and Writing Converge by Maria Walther and Karen Biggs-Tucker
• Reading Revealed: 50 Expert Teachers Share What They Do and Why They Do It by Diane Stephens, Jerome C. Harste, and Jean Anne Clyde. 
• A Walking Curriculum: Evoking Wonder and Developing a Sense of Place, K-12 by Gillian Judson

Thanks to Andrew Crawford, Donna Copsey Haydey, Donna Hardman, Jackie Parsons, and Jon Sorokowski for their recommendations. ​