Purchase our books or DVD workshops
Here are all our books and DVDs that are available for purchase. Please note that we do not sell these through our site, but these are links to the sites of Choice Literacy and Stenhouse where these books or DVDs can be purchased.
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The Daily Five (BOOK)
Do you love teaching but feel exhausted from the energy you expend cajoling, disciplining, and directing students on a daily basis? If so, you'll want to meet "The Sisters", Gail Boushey and Joan Moser. Based on literacy learning and motivation research, they created a structure called The Daily Five which has been practiced and refined in their own classrooms for ten years, and shared with thousands of teachers throughout the United States. . . . more . . .
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The Daily Five Alive (DVD)
It's a common dilemma: Teachers need time to work in one-on-one conferences and in small groups with students during literacy workshop. Yet assigning "busywork" to the rest of the class doesn't help students develop the essential reading and writing skills they need. Can we really expect young readers and writers to tackle challenging work on their own without constant support and intervention from teachers? . . . more . . .
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Simply Beautiful: Design for Gracious Living and Learning (DVD)
Classrooms don't have to be dark and dreary places - in fact, teachers are discovering that more inviting classrooms create more opportunities for learning. In Simply Beautiful, Gail Boushey and Joan Moser (also known as "The Sisters") visit the classrooms of five new teachers to help each one deal with specific design challenges, from poor lighting to cramped storage areas. . . . more . . .
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Good-Fit Books (DVD)
The ability to select just-right books is a key element in developing confident, successful, independent readers. Gail starts this mini-lesson with Joan's K-2 multiage students by modeling how she picks a pair of shoes that are a good fit for her. Having engaged the class, the sisters show how to use a similar five-step process to select appropriate books for a Daily Five book box. . . . more . . .
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CAFE in the classroom (DVD)
Assessing young readers involves more than determining a reading level and moving them onto the next. Gail Boushey and Joan Moser developed the CAFÉ assessment system to help elementary students understand and master different strategies used by successful readers. CAFÉ is an acronym for Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, and Expanding Vocabulary, and the system includes goal-setting with students in individual conferences, posting of goals on a whole-class board, developing small group instruction based on clusters of students with similar goals, and targeting whole-class instruction based on emerging student needs. . . . more . . .
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Simply Organized (DVD)
Teachers are always on the hunt for new ideas to help organize their classroom libraries and storage areas. In Simply Organized, Gail Boushey and Joan Moser (also known as "The Sisters") take you into the classrooms of Carrie, a second-year teacher, and Kelly, a veteran educator, to reorganize their libraries and storage areas. This hour-long video includes tips on: - Cataloging books in ways that promote student independence;
- Flagging books from outside resources like whole school bookrooms;
- Arranging reading group book sets for easy access;
- Sorting through accumulated materials in cramped storage and meeting areas; and
- Helping students maintain materials for personal use.
Joan and Gail show with humor and flair how "quick change" organizing strategies can yield results that lead to more purposeful and appealing literacy work spaces. . . . more . . .
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