18 must-read nonfiction books like The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System--and How to Fix it by Natalie Wexler

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The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System--and How to Fix it

By: Natalie Wexler

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis--and the seemingly endless cycle o…

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1. Why Don't Students Like School?: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom

By: Daniel T. Willingham

4.04

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

Kids are naturally curious, but when it comes to school it seems like their minds are turned off. W… read more

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  • audiobook
  • parenting
  • school
  • teaching
  • nonfiction
  • education
  • self help
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2. Language at the Speed of Sight

By: Mark Seidenberg

4.40

Format: 436 pages, Hardcover

In 2011, when an international survey reported that students in Shanghai dramatically outperformed … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • teaching
  • education

3. Uncovering the Logic of English

By: Denise Eide

4.10

Format: 9 pages,

Multiple award-winning book on reading and spelling education that will transform how you think abo… read more

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4. Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching

By: None , None

4.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

Explicit instruction is systematic, direct, engaging, and success oriented--and has been shown to p… read more

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5. Speech to Print : Third Edition

By: Louisa Cook Moats

4.57

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

None read more

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  • nonfiction
  • teaching
  • education
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6. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness

By: Jonathan Haidt

4.46

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in t… read more

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  • self help
  • parenting
  • nonfiction
  • education
  • audiobook
"Socially prescribed perfectionism is closely related to anxiety; people who suffer from anxiety are more prone to it. Being a perfectionist also increases your anxiety because you fear the shame of p…"

-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness

"Girls in virtual networks are subjected to hundreds of times more social comparison than girls had experienced for all of human evolution. They are exposed to more cruelty and bullying because social…"

-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness

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7. The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System--and How to Fix it

By: Natalie Wexler

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis--and the seemingly endless cycle o… read more

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  • audiobook
  • parenting
  • school
  • politics
  • teaching
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • adult
  • education
  • self help
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8. Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom

By: Jan Burkins

4.39

Format: 203 pages, Paperback

The current emphasis on the body of research known as the "Science of Reading" has renewed the read… read more

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  • school
  • teaching
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • education
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9. The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades

By: Judith C. Hochman

4.39

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

Why you need a writing revolution in your classroom and how to lead it The Writing Revolution (TWR… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • adult
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10. LETRS Volume 2, Units 5-8

By: Louisa C. Moats

4.64

Format: 424 pages, Spiral-bound

Instructor guide to LETRS Reading and Spelling Program. LETRS is a professional development course … read more

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  • nonfiction
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11. Know Better, Do Better

By: Meredith Liben

4.38

Format: 174 pages, Paperback

Know Better, Do Better read more

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  • teaching
  • education
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12. The Reading Comprehension Blueprint: Helping Students Make Meaning from Text

By: Nancy Hennessy M.Ed.

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Comprehension is a primary ingredient of reading success—but most educators aren't taught how to de… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • teaching
  • education
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13. The Writing Rope: A Framework for Explicit Writing Instruction in All Subjects

By: Joan Sedita

4.16

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Writing is a task as complex and multifaceted as reading—but it’s often taught as a single skill. D… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • teaching
  • school
  • education
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14. Shifting the Balance, Grades 3-5: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom

By: Katie Cunningham

4.53

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

In this much anticipated follow-up to their groundbreaking book, Shifting the 6 Ways to Bring the … read more

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  • school
  • education
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15. Equipped for Reading Success

By: David A. Kilpatrick

4.71

Format: 279 pages, Spiral-bound

Research-based methods for boosting phonemic awareness, phonics, and instant word recognition read more

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  • teaching
  • school
  • education
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16. Why Knowledge Matters: Rescuing Our Children from Failed Educational Theories

By: E.D. Hirsch Jr.

4.19

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

In Why Knowledge Matters , E. D. Hirsch, Jr., presents evidence from cognitive science, sociology, … read more

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  • teaching
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17. Reading Above the Fray: Reliable, Research-Based Routines for Developing Decoding Skills

By: Julia B. Lindsey

4.39

Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition

Dr. Julia B. Lindsey’s evidence-based routines help young readers decode words efficiently so they … read more

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  • teaching
  • education
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18. 7 Mighty Moves: Research-Backed, Classroom-Tested Strategies to Ensure K-to-3 Reading Success (The Science of Reading in Practice)

By: Lindsay Kemeny

4.65

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

In this no-nonsense guide, primary reading expert and classroom teacher Lindsay Kemeny shares seven… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • teaching
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19. A Fresh Look at Phonics, Grades K-2: Common Causes of Failure and 7 Ingredients for Success (Corwin Literacy)

By: Wiley Blevins

4.51

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

In a Fresh Look at Phonics, Wiley Blevins, author of the blockbuster Phonics from A-Z, explains the… read more

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  • teaching
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20. The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading

By: Christopher Such

4.44

Format: None pages, ebook

The essential guide to the science behind reading and its practical implications for classroom teac… read more

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21. Reading for Life: High Quality Literacy Instruction for All

By: Lyn Stone

4.30

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Why is it that more people can’t read and write? Why are there still so many vastly different metho… read more

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  • teaching
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9 Top school books like The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System--and How to Fix it by Natalie Wexler

Transform Your Habits

Why Don't Students Like School?: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom

Daniel T. Willingham

4.04

Transform Your Habits

The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System--and How to Fix it

Natalie Wexler

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom

Jan Burkins

4.39

Transform Your Habits

The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades

Judith C. Hochman

4.39

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7 must-read school books like Reading for Life: High Quality Literacy Instruction for All by Lyn Stone

Transform Your Habits

Stone Fox

John Reynolds Gardiner , Greg Hargreaves

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1)

Rob Buyea

4.35

Transform Your Habits

The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System--and How to Fix it

Natalie Wexler

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom

Jan Burkins

4.39

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