Nonficiton+Resources

Conover, Patricia Ross. "Technology Projects for Library Media Specialists and Teachers." Worthington, Ohio: Linworth Publishing, 2007.
 * Suggested Professional Book Titles**

Baumbach, Donna J. "Less is More: A Practical Guide to Weeding School Library Collections." American Library Association. 2006.

Buzzeo, Toni. "Collaborating to Meet Literacy Standards: Teacher/Librarian Partnerships for Grades K-2." Worthington, Ohio: Linworth Publishing, 2007.

Groeneweg, Nicole. "Unwrapping a Book: Using Nonfiction to Teach Writing in the Primary Classroom." Huntington Beach, CA: Creative Teaching Press, 2006.

Harvey, Stephanie. "Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8." Portland, Maine: Stenhouse Publishers, 1998.

Harvey, Stephanie and Goudvis, Anne. "Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement." Portland, Maine: Stenhouse Publishers, 2007.

Loertscher, David V. "Taxonomies of the School Library Media Program." San Jose, California; Hi Willow Research & Publishing, 2000.

MacDonell, Colleen. "Project-Based Inquiry Units for Young Children: First Steps to Research for Grades Pre-K-2." Worthington, Ohio: Linworth Publishing, 2007.

Miller, Debbie. "Reading With Meaning: Teaching Comprehension in the Primary Grades." Portland, Maine: Stenhouse Publishers, 2002.

[|Library Sparks] is an excellent publication with many activities for K-6 students plus web resources.
 * Suggested Periodicals**

"Anaylzing Nonfiction." Schlessinger Media, 2007. Grades 5-9. "Reading Fiction and Nonfiction." Schlessinger Media, 2004. Grades K-4. "Using the Internet." Schlessinger Media, 2003. Grades 2-6.
 * Suggested DVDs**

//New// ISTE [|NETS-S] [|Arkansas Language Arts Frameworks] Current [|AASL Information Literacy Standards]
 * Frameworks/Standards**

[|Big6] - Teaching Information and Technology Skills [|Deb Four Blocks] - Determining Importance in Nonfiction [|Sunlink Weed of the Month] - Practical information for weeding collections and a great archive of intersting finds while weeding. [|Trailfire] - Make trails and add comments to web pages [|Edublogs] - Site for creating your own free educational blog [|ALA's Great Web Sites for Kids]
 * Suggested Web Sites**

[|Time for Kids] [|Cobblestone Publishing] [|Kids Discover] [|Zoo Books] [|National Wildlife Federation]
 * Suggested Student Periodicals**

[|5-Day Unit Plan for Introducing Nonfiction] - Scholastic [|Finding Nonfiction Features] - Scholastic [|Kindergarten Nonfiction Lesson] [|Read, Write, Think] Lesson Plans contains many nonfiction lessons at various levels.
 * Lesson Plan Ideas for Collaboration**

[| Collaboration Planning Form.doc] [|Sample 1] [|Sample 2]
 * Collaboration Planning Form Samples**

[|Capstone Press] [|Heinemann Library] [|Abdo Publishing] [|Child's World] [|Rosen Publishing] [|World Almanac Education]
 * Online Nonfiction Book Publishers**