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Cheryl Perrella Session #2 Literature Review for Professional Growth Plan

After spending time in the computer lab and doing additional research at home, I gathered a list of resources that will assist me with my Professional Growth Plan and help me to become a more effective teacher in the following areas: instructional strategies, assessment strategies and technology. Gambrell, L. B., Morrow, L. M., & Pressley, M. (Eds.). (2007). __Best Practices in Literacy Instruction__ ( 3rd ed.). New York : Guilford Press. This evidence-based book compiles the most current knowledge about teaching literacy and learning into clear strategies for helping all children succeed. It contains current research findings, policy issues, and program innovations. It provides coverage of assessment, motivation, approaches to integrating different kinds of tests and multimedia resources, adolescent literacy, English-language learners and professional development. Guth, N.D. , & Pettengilll, S.S., (2005). __Leading a Successful__ __ Reading ____ Program: Administrators and ____ Reading ____ Specialists Working Together to Make It Happen. __ International Reading Association. This resource focused on developing a successful school wide literacy program, including how to design a school wide literacy vision, establishing a school literacy community, staff involvement, building a resource collection, assessing the program’s success, and planning collaboratively with students and parents. Also included are suggestions for organization, tips on providing specialized instruction, ideas to keep staff, students, and parents motivated to succeed and classroom-tested sample lesson plans. Johnson, D. (2001, April). __Web Watch: Internet Resources to Assist Teachers with Struggling Readers. __(Reading Online,4 (9)). Available [|www.readingon.line.org]/electronic/elec_indes.asp?HREF=/electronic/websatch/struggling/index.html This is a great resource that contains additional resource links to determine just right books, a child’s reading level, a book’s reading level, ensuring access, as well as a plethora of online sources listing books by grade level and e-book references. Routman, R. (2003). __Reading Essentials: The Specifics You Need to Teach Reading Well.__ Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann. This is a practical, philosophical, and political, easy-to-read book. It is filled with the lasted research-based strategies, immediately doable ideas, and a lot of common sense. Routman focuses her inspires teachers to use the optimal learning model across the curriculum taking learners from dependence to independence through demonstration, shared demonstration then gradually handing over the responsibility through guided practice and independent practice.