Developed by authors and educators Gravity Goldberg and Renée Houser, each grade-level-specific Teacher’s Toolkit for Independent Reading for grades 3–5 provides an all-in-one conferring system to help teachers:
- Access ready-to-use teaching texts, a curriculum guide with grade-level specifics for teaching with focus, and tools to engage students in their individual reading process and progress.
- Learn and model essential independent reading skills for their students.
- Build the confidence to focus on responsive, personalized discussions with students.
- Organize and easily access teaching materials and student progress notes in one place.
- Gain ready access to expert conferring advice provided in the professional book, online videos, and Facebook community.
With the Teacher’s Toolkit for Independent Reading, teachers will have everything they need to prepare, model, track, and manage effective, student-centered conferring sessions with confidence.
Toolkit Components
Teaching Materials
- Supporting Independent Readers: 25 Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Questions About Conferring professional book, Grades 3–5
- Grade-level specific Your Everyday Guide to Conferring, Grade 3, 4, or 5
- Teacher’s Reading Notebook, Grades 3–5
- Teaching Texts booklet, Grade 3, 4, or 5
Conferring Organizer and Management System
- 3-ring binder with 32 rewritable tabs and 5-pocket accordion storage area for the professional book, Your Everyday Guide to Conferring, Grade 3, 4 or 5 and Teaching Texts booklet, Grade 3, 4, or 5.
- Teacher sticky notes
- Student sticky notes
- Convenient zippered binder pouch for storing sticky notes and pens
Companion Website Access
- Videos: 20–30 videos for sustained professional development and learning
- Video Viewing Guide
- Downloadable tools from the grade-level Your Everyday Guide to Conferring, Grade 3, 4, or 5 and professional book
- FAQ