Related References

Foundation Reading for Language Arts:

Ashton-Warner, S. (1965). Teacher. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Britton, J. (1972). Language and Learning. Hammondswarth:Penguin.
Calkins, L. (1983). Lessons from a Child. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Cambourne, B. (1988). The whole story: Natural learning and the acquisition of literacy in the
    classroom. Gasford, Australia: Ashton Scholastic.
Chall, J. (1983). Learning to read: The great debate. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Davies, A.. Cameron, C., Politano, C., & Gregory, K. (1992). Together is better: Collaborative
    assessment, evaluation and reporting. Winnipeg: Peguis.
Edelsky, C. (1991). With literacy and justice for all: Rethinking social in the language and education. New York: Falmer.
Freire, P.& Macedo, D. (1987). Literacy: Reading the word and the world. South Hadley, MA: Bergin & Garvey.
Goodman, K.S. & Goodman, Y.M. (1981). A whole language comprehension-centred reading program.
    Tuscan, AZ: Centre for Research and Development.
Graves, D. (1983). Writing: teachers and children at work. Exeter, NH: Heinemann.
Halliday, M.A~K (1973 ). Explorations in the functions of language. London: Edward Arnold.
Harste, J.C., Woodward, V.A. & Burke,C.L. Language stories and literacy lessons. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Harte, D. (1994). Authentic assessment: A handbook for educators. Don Mills, ON: Addison-Wesley
Holdaway, D. (1979). Foundations of literacy. Sydney, Australia: Ashton Scholastic.
Meek, M. (1992). On being literate. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Mallet, J.& Wagner, B.J. (1983 ). A student-centred language and curriculum, K-13. (2nd ed.) Boston: Houghton-Mifflin.
Rosenblatt, L. (1978). The reader, the text, the poem: The transactional theory of the literary work.
    Carbondale, IL: South Illinois University Press.
Smith, F. (1985). Reading without nonsense. New York: Teacher's College Press.Toronto District School Board. (1997).
    Teaching children to read and write: A literacy guide for teachers. The Scarborough Board of Education.
Vygotsky, LS. (1962). Thought and language. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Wells, G. (1986). The meaning makers: Children learning language and using language to learn. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

General Bibliography:

Adams, M.J. (1990). Beginning to read: Thinking and learning about print. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Barlow, M. & Robertson, H. (1994). Class warfare: The assault on Canada's schools. Toronto: Key Porter.
Booth, D. (1994). Classroom voices: Language-based learning in the elementary school. Canada: Harcourt, Brace & Co.
Charbonneau, M.P. & Reider, B.E. (1995). The integrated elementary classroom: A curriculum for the
    twenty-first century. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Clay, M. (1994). The reading recovery program. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Edwards, LB., & Malicky, G. (1996). Constructing meaning: Integrating the elementary language arts.
    Toronto, ON: Nelson, Canada.
Egan, K. (1986). Teaching as story telling. London, ON: The Althouse Press, Faculty of Education, UWO.
Fullan, M., & Steigelbauer, S. (1991). The new meaning of educational change. Toronto, ON:
    OISE Press.
Fullan. M. (1993). Change forces: Probing the depths of educational reform. London. WC1N 2ET:
    The Falmer Press.
Goodman, Y., Watson, D., & Burke, C. (1987). Reading miscue inventory: Alternative procedures.
    Katonah, N-Y: Richard C. Owen.
Jones, G. (1991). Crocus Hill notebook. London, ON: The Althouse Press, UWO.
Kropp, P. (1993). The reading solution: Making your child a reader for life. Toronto:
    Random House of Canada Ltd.
Ornstein, A.C. & Behar, L.S. eds. (1995). Contemporary issues in curriculum. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Rich, S.J. (1998). Reading for meaning in the elementary school. Scarborough: ITP Nelson
Rhodes, L.K., & Shahkiln, N.L. (1995). Windows into literacy: Assessing learners K-8. Portsmouth,
    NH: Heinemann.
Routman, R. (I 991). Invitations: Changing as teachers and learners K- 12. Toronto:
    Irwin Publishing.
Schlechty, P. (1990). Schools for the 21st century. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Taylor, D., Strickland, D.S. (1986). Family storybook reading. Toronto: Scholastic TAB Publications.
Temple, C., Martinez, M., Yokota, J., Naylor, A. (1998). Children's books in children's hands:
    An introduction to their literature. Needham Heights MA:Allyn & Bacon.
Trelease, J. (1992). Hey/Listen to this: Stories to read aloud.
Trelease, J. (1995). The Read-Aloud Handbook. New York, NY: Penguin Books.