Literature Is Back! Using the Best Books for Teaching Readers and Writers Across Genres

CAROL FUHLER is associate professor in Curriculum and Instruction at Iowa State University. With Pamela Farris and Maria Walther, she co-authored Teaching Reading: A Balanced Approach for Today’s Classrooms (McGraw-Hill, 2004). She is a frequent presenter at state and national conferences. MARIA WALTHER, who has a doctorate in elementary education from Northern Illinois University, has taught fi rst grade since 1986. She currently teaches at Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary in Aurora, IL. She shares her ideas with teachers around the country at seminars through Staff Development Resources and as an independent consultant.Fuhler, Carol J. is the author of 'Literature Is Back! Using the Best Books for Teaching Readers and Writers Across Genres', published 2007 under ISBN 9780439888752 and ISBN 0439888751.