Stephanie Harvey is the president of Stephanie Harvey Consulting.
Mrs. Harvey works with educators, schools, and districts to
implement progressive literacy practices. She is a regular
presenter at literacy conferences around the country.
Annie Ward has served as the Assistant Superintendent for
Curriculum and Instruction for the Mamaroneck Public Schools in
Westchester County, NY since 2004. Prior to that, she was a Local
Instructional Superintendent for the New York City Department of
Education and the Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction for the
Ridgewood, NJ Public Schools. A long-time middle school English
teacher, Annie's passion for children's books was sparked early on
by read-alouds and her apprenticeship to Heddie Kent, the wildly
charismatic librarian in the children's room of the Lincoln, MA
public library.
"Steph and Annie's book is a love letter to striving readers
everywhere! They call on us to "table the labels" and show us how
we can grow confident, capable, agentive readers who believe they
are the kinds of kids who can figure things out. Engaging, thought-
provoking, and practical, you'll return to From Striving to
Thriving again and again for renewed energy, affirmation, and
expert guidance when you need it most." - Debbie Miller,
30-year teaching veteran, Denver Public Schools; author of
Reading with Meaning and Teaching with Intention; co-author
of No More Independent Reading without Support and
Comprehension Going Forward
"Stephanie Harvey and Annie Ward have written a book that will make
a positive impact on readers for generations to come. They remind
us of what is important for all readers and they give us words and
tools to help us make this happen for every child. Striving readers
can't succeed without teachers who believe in them and who advocate
for them every day. This book will give teachers what they need to
be those advocates. This is one of the most important professional
books I've read in a long time." - Franki Sibberson, National
Council of Teachers of English 2017 Vice President, third grade
teacher, coauthor of Beyond Leveled Books and Still
Learning to Read
"Stephanie Harvey and Annie Ward provide a skillful combination of
practices and supports to nurture both joyful reading and expert
instruction, not just in one classroom, but across an entire system
of schools. Chock-full of comprehensive research, From Striving to
Thriving supports teachers who wish to create nuanced,
child-centered formative assessments that inform their teaching.
You'll find inviting summaries of so many research studies that you
could use this book to launch a year of inquiry. For the sake of
equity, for the joy of every reader you know, read this book. Read
it again. Then pass it on." - Penny Kittle, High school English
teacher and author of Book Love and Write Beside Them
"There is a heap of sage advice in this engaging and practical
book. Harvey and Ward really do show us how to "grow confident,
capable readers" and in the process show us what that really means.
If we are to make schools work for all children, we are going to
need just this sort of work."
- Peter Johnston, Professor Emeritus, University at Albany SUNY and
author of Choice Words and Opening Minds
"This is a big, vivid, sparkling compendium of new thinking and
engaging instructional moves. You'll discover an asset orientation
on every page of this book--Steph and Annie write about striving
readers rather than struggling readers and this shift in our
thinking about children opens vast opportunities for those
learners. I am crazy about the "Three to Know" section of each
chapter. The authors introduce us to three researchers whose work
forms the foundation for everything they recommend and in short
order we learn new tactics for the classroom, and critically, why
the practices have such merit. This is a delectable resource--I'll
turn to it for years to come." - Ellin Keene, Author of To
Understand; coauthor of Comprehension Going Forward and
Mosaic of Thought
"Some books inform; others inspire--a rare few do both. From
Striving to Thriving is one of those rare books. With their clear
voices, specific strategies, and you-can-do-this encouragement,
Steph and Annie show us how to do more than help students become
better readers; they show us how we can become better teachers."-
Kylene Beers, Past-president of National Council Teachers of
English and co-author of Notice and Note and Disrupting
Thinking
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