LITERACY WITH LESLEY
  • INTRO/SITE CONTENTS
  • MY PUBLICATIONS
    • THE WRITE TO READ
    • NO MORE "US" AND "THEM"
    • TALKING TEXTS
    • BRIDGING THE GAP
    • COMMA QUEST
  • BLOG
  • BOOK REVIEWS
    • PLANNING A DIVERSE LIBRARY
    • Surviving Loss & Abandonment
    • Historical Fiction
    • Sports Fiction
    • Justice & Change Seekers
    • Mental Health & Neurodiversity
    • Latinx & Hispanic Characters
    • Bullying
    • Acts of Kindness
    • STEM Novels
    • Identity & Self-Discovery
    • Winter Holidays
    • Contending with the Law
    • Family Relationships
    • Stories of Black History
    • Read Across America
    • Verse Novels
    • Immigrant/Refugee Experience
    • Strong Resilient Girls in Literature
    • Asian, Asian-American
    • Novels featuring Contemporary Jewish Characters
    • Multiple Voices & Multiple Perspectives
    • Short Readings: Stories, Essays & Memoirs
    • Graphic Novels
    • Physical Challenges & Illness
    • Characters Who are Adopted or in Foster Care
    • Love & Friendship
    • Memoirs
    • Readings about Nature & the Natural Environment
  • STRATEGY SHORTS
    • READING STRATEGIES
    • WRITING STRATEGIES
    • PUBLIC SPEAKING STRATEGIES
    • POETRY STRATEGIES
    • VOCABULARY STRATEGIES
    • RESEARCH & PROJECT STRATEGIES
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I am the author of five professional books for educator: [See the drop-down menu for information on individual books]:
  • THE WRITE TO READ: Response Journals that Increase Comprehension
  • TALKING TEXTS: A Teacher’s Guide to Book Clubs across the Curriculum
  • NO MORE “US” AND “THEM”: Classroom Lessons & Activities to Promote Peer Respect
  • BRIDGING THE GAP: Reading Critically & Writing Meaningfully to Get to the Core
  • COMMA QUEST: The Rules They Followed—The Sentences They Saved
I have also contributed chapters to four other professional books:
  • “Challenging the Gender Binary while Studying Author's Craft in Freakboy.” QUEER ADOLESCENT LITERATURE AS A COMPLEMENT TO THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM
  • “Remixing Reader Response with Digital, Mobile, and Multimodal Literacies.” YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE IN A DIGITAL WORLD: Textual Engagement Though Visual Literacy 
  • “Memoir: Writing Our Lives.” STORY FRAMES FOR TEACHING LITERACY: Enhancing Student Learning through the Power of Storytelling
  • “Exploring Mental Health Literacy through Book Clubs.” FOSTERING MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY THROUGH ADOLESCENT LITERATURE
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  • INTRO/SITE CONTENTS
  • MY PUBLICATIONS
    • THE WRITE TO READ
    • NO MORE "US" AND "THEM"
    • TALKING TEXTS
    • BRIDGING THE GAP
    • COMMA QUEST
  • BLOG
  • BOOK REVIEWS
    • PLANNING A DIVERSE LIBRARY
    • Surviving Loss & Abandonment
    • Historical Fiction
    • Sports Fiction
    • Justice & Change Seekers
    • Mental Health & Neurodiversity
    • Latinx & Hispanic Characters
    • Bullying
    • Acts of Kindness
    • STEM Novels
    • Identity & Self-Discovery
    • Winter Holidays
    • Contending with the Law
    • Family Relationships
    • Stories of Black History
    • Read Across America
    • Verse Novels
    • Immigrant/Refugee Experience
    • Strong Resilient Girls in Literature
    • Asian, Asian-American
    • Novels featuring Contemporary Jewish Characters
    • Multiple Voices & Multiple Perspectives
    • Short Readings: Stories, Essays & Memoirs
    • Graphic Novels
    • Physical Challenges & Illness
    • Characters Who are Adopted or in Foster Care
    • Love & Friendship
    • Memoirs
    • Readings about Nature & the Natural Environment
  • STRATEGY SHORTS
    • READING STRATEGIES
    • WRITING STRATEGIES
    • PUBLIC SPEAKING STRATEGIES
    • POETRY STRATEGIES
    • VOCABULARY STRATEGIES
    • RESEARCH & PROJECT STRATEGIES
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