Literacy Portfolios in Action

Based on five years of work in classrooms, this text approaches portfolios as tools for both instruction and assessment. Emphasis is placed on interpreting information from portfolios rather than just keeping them. Many samples of student work and discussions of what teachers can learn from this work are provided. The text is based on a social constructivist framework.

• Valencia-2018-Literacy-Portfolios-in-Action.pdf (22 MB)

The Word-Conscious Classroom: Building the Vocabulary Readers and Writers Need

Want to guarantee that students are learning rich vocabulary all day, everyday--and, by doing this, improving their reading and writing? In this lively, research-based book, based on successful classroom practice, the authors offer dozens of strategies, mini-lessons, units , and activities that increase students' exposure to and appreciation of sophisticated language.

• Scott-2016-The-word-conscious-classroom.pdf (7.4 MB)

Teaching Stamina and Silent Reading in the Digital-Global Age

Most students can read, but they don’t have rigorous independent reading habits. What many students lack is stamina—the ability to persevere in reading texts on their own. Three critical aspects of the topic of stamina in silent reading are addressed by the chapters in this volume: (a) describing the problem and the construct of stamina, (b) describing evidence that stamina can be increased through intentional instruction, and (c) describing the next steps in the design of instruction and research. 

• Hiebert-2015-Teaching-Stamina-and-Silent-Reading-PRINT.pdf (1.8 MB)

Becoming a Nation of Readers

Originally published in 1985 Becoming a Nation of Readers continues to be a summary of a vital era of research on reading processes and texts—the 1970s and early 1980s. On some topics such as the use of text difficulty systems for selecting and teaching texts, a substantial amount of research has not been gathered subsequently and Becoming a Nation of Readers remains a summary of critical evidence.

• Anderson-Hiebert-Scott-Wilkinson-Becoming-a-Nation-of-Readers.pdf (26 MB)

Early Literacy Instruction

An electronic reprint of Early Literacy Instruction.

• Hiebert-Raphael-1998-Early-Literacy-Instruction.pdf (9.2 MB)

Creating an Integrated Approach to Literacy Instruction

Reprint of Raphael & Hiebert's classic book.

• Raphael-Hiebert-1996-Creating-an-Integrated-Approach-to-Literacy-Instruction (8.7 MB)

Literacy for a Diverse Society: Perspectives, Practices and Policies

Reprint of Hiebert's 1991 book.

This book considers the social and cultural context of literacy and its acquisition.

• Hiebert-Literacy-for-a-diverse-society.pdf (11 MB)

Every Child A Reader: Applying Reading Research in the Classroom

Reprint of Freddy's 1998 book originally published by the Center fo the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA)

• Hiebert-Pearson-Taylor-Richardson-Paris-1998-Every-Child-A-Reader.pdf (2.1 MB)

Authentic Reading Assessment: Practices and Possibilities

Reprint of Valencia, Hiebert & Afflerbach's bestselling book.

• Valencia-Hiebert-Afflerbach-2014-Authentic-Reading-Assessment.pdf (38 MB)

Getting Reading Right From the Start: Effective Early Literacy Interventions

Reprint of Hiebert & Taylor's 1994 book.

• hiebert-taylor-2014-getting-reading-right-from-the-start.pdf (38 MB)

Frank Views on Literacy Learning and the Common Core

An amalgam of the Frankly Freddys sorted into five topics of literacy learning and instruction.

• Hiebert_2014_Frank-Views-on-Literacy-and-the-Common-Core.pdf (17 MB)

Revisiting Silent Reading: New Directions for Teachers and Researchers

Reprint of Hiebert & Reutzel's 2010 book.

• Hiebert-Reutzel-2014-Revisiting-Silent-Reading.pdf (21 MB)

A Focus on Comprehension

Published by PREL, A Focus on Comprehension is an introduction to the issue of comprehension in the classroom.

• A Focus on Comprehension (544 KB)

A Focus on Fluency

Published by PREL, A Focus on Fluency is an introduction to the issue of fluency in the classroom.

• A Focus on Fluency (1.9 MB)

A Focus on Vocabulary

A Focus on Vocabulary is the second in the Research-Based Practices in Early Reading Series published by the Regional Educational Laboratory at Pacific Resources for Education and Learning.

• A Focus on Vocabulary (5.5 MB)