Wood, Chip. Yardsticks, GREENFIELD, MA: Northeast foundation for children, 1997. This book is a great tool to use when you want to understand your student based in their age.
Miller, Debbie, Reading with Meaning, Markham, Ontario: Pembroke Publishers Limited, 2002.
Debbie Miller is a terrific elementary teacher with great lessons and tips on how to teach different comprehension strategies.
Research Based Instruction in Reading, Oct 2002 http://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/read/rb/edlite-slide002.html
This website helped me out in finding out the research on why we teach what we teach.
Huitt, W., & Hummel, J. (2003). Piaget's theory of cognitive development. Educational Psychology Interactive. Valdosta, GA: Valdosta State University. Retrieved [date] from
http://www.edpsycinteractive.org/topics/cogsys/piaget.html
Piaget has an interesting theory on the stages of development.
Kenne, E, Zimmerman, S, Mosaic of thought, Portsmouth, N.H: Heinemann, 2007.
Mosaic of thought is another great tool to have when teaching comprehension strategies.
Zunshine, L, Why We Read Fiction: Theory of Mind and the Novel, Columbus, Ohio State U P, (2006)
This book really helped me understand theory of mind and how we effortlessly read peoples minds.
Brown, Marc, Arthur's Birthday, Little brown books for young readers, 1991.
Brown, Marc, Arthur Meets the President, Little brown books for young readers, 1992.
Brown, Marc, Arthur's Underwear, Little brown books for young readers, 2001.
Brown, Marc, Arthur's Teacher Moves In, Little brown books for young readers, 2000.