Resources for Building Reading Stamina

Dr. Kristin Gehsmann’s go-to resources

Books

Dr. Kristin Gehsmann

• Teaching Reading and Writing: The Developmental Approach by Drs. Shane Templeton and Kristin Gehsmann. The definitive resource on literacy development and developmentally responsive literacy instruction, PreK-8!
• Developing Word Recognition by Drs. Kevin Flanagan and Latisha Hayes. A helpful resource for primary grade teachers working to develop their students’ word recognition and fluency skills.
• Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in the Digital Age by Dr. Maryanne Wolf. A provocative book about the impact of digital literacies implications for literacy instruction.

Periodicals

• The Reading Teacher—A monthly, peer-reviewed publication for K-6 teachers of reading.
• Reading Research Quarterly—A peer-reviewed, international research publication focused on literacy, broadly defined, across all grades and ages.

Websites

• ReadWriteThink—A joint venture of the International Literacy Association and the National Council of Teachers of English, this site includes resources and sample lesson plans for all aspects of reading and language arts instruction.
• Text Project—A website to support teachers and scholars interested in learning about research-based best practices with a special focus on text complexity, reading fluency, and comprehension.
• Reading Rockets—A PBS-affiliated website focused on supporting parents and educators who are interested in launching young readers.