There are countless professional books available to enhance your reading instruction. But who has the time to read them all? Rather than getting overwhelmed and not knowing where to begin, this book roundup will help you get started. As an elementary teacher you can learn new reading strategies to implement with this roundup of the best professional books.
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Best Professional Books for Reading Teachers
A roundup of the best professional books for is not as beneficial if it does not offer books that align with your current instructional needs. These recommendations are organized by category to help find the book that is a best fit for you.
Best Overall Book
Disrupting Thinking by Kylene Beers and Robert Probst is by the far the BEST professional book I have ever read. Their writing style is extremely accessible as it feels like a conversation with your best friend. They explore what the best practices for teaching reading really are and offer actionable steps for doing what is best for our students.
Books for Reading Comprehension
Strategies That Work by Harvey and Goudvis is an essential book with practical methods for introducing metacognitive strategies. It provides recommendations for which age group from K-8 the lessons are best intended for. Each lesson is highly effective in helping students think about the text while reading.
- Notice and Note by Beers & Probst offer close reading strategies and signposts students can look for to deepen their comprehension.
- Reading Strategies Book by Jennifer Serravallo may not be a book you’ll want to read cover to cover, but it is a great reference tool to learn how to teach specific strategies to your students!
- The Reading Comprehension Blueprint by Hennessy provides a closer look at Scarsborough’s Rope and incorporating those components into Structured Literacy.
Book for Reading Fluency
Tim Rasinski’s Mega Book of Fluency is one that makes many lists of the best books for teachers – and for good reason! Definitely THE go-to resource for lessons and tools for teaching reading fluency.
Books for Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Equipped for Reading Success by David Kilpatrick is a must-own for any primary teacher or literacy interventionist. It provides a practical step-by-step approach to teaching phonemic awareness and orthographic mapping. You may also be interested in other Science of Reading books.
- Phonics from A to Z by Wiley Blevins provides essential components of phonics instruction and activities to support struggling readers.
- Speech to Print by Louisa Cook Moats teaches about phonology, morphology, and syntax to help students understand how words work.
Books to Support Reluctant Readers
From Striving to Thriving by Harvey and Ward is an exceptionally inspiring read about how we can help our most reluctant readers. They offer practical suggestions for getting your striving readers engaged in reading.
- Game Changer by Donalyn Miller offers suggestions for meaningful student interactions with books based on her own experiences. (She also wrote The Book Whisperer which is worth reading too!)
Book for Integrating Technology
Amplify by Muhtaris and Ziemke offers practical ideas for integrating technology into your literacy instruction with authentic and engaging tasks. It will expand your thinking about the endless possibilities with technology!
Other Books to Check Out
Here are some additional books that didn’t make the official list but are definitely worth mentioning!
If you don’t have much time to spend reading professional books, blogs might be a better option for you. Check out these informative reading blogs you should follow!
Did I miss any of your favorite professional books for reading teachers? Please be sure to share the titles in the comments!
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