Having trouble viewing this email? Click here. Practical, insightful professional development resources—hot off the press—from the International Reading Association   It’s tough making professional development choices in today’s economic climate, but you still need the latest classroom-tested lessons, strategies, and techniques to provide your students with effective, engaging literacy instruction. Find practical solutions you can use in your classroom today in these new titles from IRA—professional development resources that will transform your teaching—at a price you can afford. Small-Group Reading Instruction   A Differentiated Teaching Model for Beginning and Struggling Readers, Second Edition   Book plus CD   Beverly Tyner   Classroom tested and research based, the Small-Group Differentiated Teaching Model provides effective reading instruction for all learners. Easy-to-use lesson plans and activities support the five stages of reading, and the accompanying CD features a wide assortment of materials that will help you implement the lessons. In this revised and updated edition of her bestseller, Beverly Tyner also provides a scope and sequence for word study for each stage of reader, assessments to monitor student progress, and a chapter on engaging students in independent literacy activities.   © 2009 / 184 pp / ISBN 978-0-87207-709-6 No. 709-200 / IRA Members $23.95 • Nonmembers $29.95 Small-Group Reading Instruction   DVD Training Series for Beginning Readers, Revised and Updated   A companion DVD series brings the Small-Group model to life for use in professional development contexts.   DVD: © 2009 / 3 hrs No. 9243-200 / IRA Members $395.00 • Nonmembers $495.00 Bright Beginnings for Boys   Engaging Young Boys in Active Literacy   Debby Zambo, William G. Brozo   Address the “boy crisis” head-on with real solutions for getting K–3 boys hooked on reading at an early age. You’ll learn how to use picture books with positive values to capture young boys’ reading imaginations, how boys develop cognitively and emotionally, find ways to structure your classroom to meet boys’ unique needs, and discover ideas for getting the family involved in boys’ literacy development.   © 2009 / 192 pp / ISBN 978-0-87207-683-9 No. 683-200 / IRA Members $19.95 • Nonmembers $24.95 Interactive Think-Aloud Lessons   25 Surefire Ways to Engage Students and Improve Comprehension   Book plus DVD   Lori Oczkus   Lori Oczkus, bestselling author of Reciprocal Teaching at Work, presents 25 must-have, classroom-tested lessons for modeling comprehension strategies. The lessons’ creative ideas will motivate your students and help them understand when to apply a strategy, and you’ll see real results in improved comprehension. You can see many of the think-aloud lessons in action in the accompanying 40-minute DVD.   Copublished with Scholastic, Inc. © 2009 / 144 pp No. 9309-200 / IRA Members $20.75 • Nonmembers $25.99 Adolescent Literacy, Field Tested   Effective Solutions for Every Classroom   Editors: Sheri R. Parris, Douglas Fisher, Kathy Headley   Make the most of your instructional time with this collection of proven, research-based solutions from leading adolescent literacy professionals. This book takes you into the classroom to observe effective adolescent literacy practices from the viewpoints of “frontline” educators. Special features for busy teachers include lessons in a quick-read format and questions to extend and apply your thinking.   © 2009 / 272 pp / ISBN 978-0-87207-695-2 No. 695-200 / IRA Members $23.95 • Nonmembers $29.95 Practical Literacy Coaching   A Collection of Tools to Support Your Work   Jan Miller Burkins   The author of Coaching for Balance: How to Meet the Challenges of Literacy Coaching, has collected over 30 versatile tools from practicing literacy coaches to help support coaches in their work. You’ll save valuable coaching time with these ready-to-use, customizable resources for defining and clarifying your role, taking care of yourself, recording what you see and hear in classrooms, supporting professional learning, and documenting your work.   Copublished with Corwin Press © 2009 / ISBN 978-0-87207-473-6 No. 473-200 / IRA Members $19.95 • Nonmembers $24.95