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David Booth

David Booth was Professor Emeritus at OISE–University of Toronto, where he trained teachers to use innovative ways to promote literacy among children for more than 30 years. A prolific author and popular international speaker, David delighted thousands with his energy, enthusiasm, and commitment. Although David passed away in 2018, his dedication to literacy, and his superb body of work in the field, form a lasting legacy in Canadian education.

 

Books by David Booth

Willa's House

by (author) David Booth
illustrated by Renia Metallinou

What Is a "Good" Teacher?

by (author) David Booth & Richard Coles

Literacy 101

Questions and answers that meet the needs of real teachers in K-12 classrooms

by (author) David Booth
foreword by Larry Swartz

Literacy 101

Questions and answers that meet the needs of real teachers in K–8 classrooms

by (author) David Booth

Exploding the Reading

Building a world of responses from one small story; 50 interactive strategies for increasing comprehension

by (author) David Booth

Exploding the Reading

Building a world of responses from one small story, 50 interactive strategies for increasing comprehension

by (author) David Booth

Story Drama

Creating stories through role playing, improvising, and reading aloud

by (author) David Booth

Literacy Techniques

For building successful reading and writing

by (author) David Booth & Larry Swartz

The Arts Go to School

Classroom-based activities that focus on music, painting, drama, movement, media, and more

edited by David Booth & Masayuki Hachiya

Even Hockey Players Read

Boys, literacy, and learning

by (author) David Booth

Reading Doesn't Matter Anymore…

Shattering the myths of literacy

by (author) David Booth

I've Got Something to Say

How student voices inform our teaching

by (author) David Booth

This book is not about drama...

it's about new ways to inspire students

by (author) Myra Barrs, Bob Barton & David Booth

This book is not about drama…

it's about new ways to inspire students

by (author) Myra Barrs, Bob Barton & David Booth

Poetry Goes to School

From Mother Goose to Shel Silverstein

by (author) Bob Barton & David Booth

Poems Please!

Sharing poetry with children

by (author) David Booth & Bill Moore

Caught in the Middle

Reading and writing in the transition years

by (author) David Booth

Literacy Smarts

Simple classroom strategies for using interactive whiteboards to engage students

by (author) Jennifer Harper & Brenda Stein Dzaldov
foreword by David Booth

Whatever Happened to Language Arts?

…It's alive and well and part of successful literacy classrooms everywhere!

by (author) David Booth

The Literacy Principal

Leading, supporting, and assessing reading and writing initiatives

by (author) David Booth & Jennifer Rowsell

It's Critical!

Classroom strategies for promoting critical and creative comprehension

by (author) David Booth

Books, Media and the Internet

Children's Literature for Today's Classroom

by (author) Shelley S. Peterson & Carol Jupiter
edited by David Booth

Good Choice!

Supporting independent reading and response K-6

by (author) Tony Stead
foreword by David Booth

The Literacy Principal

Leading, supporting and assessing reading and writing initiatives

by (author) David Booth & Jennifer Rowsell

Literacy Techniques

for building successful readers and writers

by (author) David Booth & Larry Swartz

How Theatre Educates

Convergences and Counterpoints with Artists, Scholars, and Advocates

edited by Kathleen Gallagher & David Booth

Even Hockey Players Read

Boys, literacy and learning

by (author) David Booth

Reading and Writing in the Middle Years

by (author) David Booth

Story Works

How teachers can use shared stories in the new curriculum

by (author) David Booth & Bob Barton

Dust Bowl, The

by (author) David Booth
illustrated by Karen Reczuch

Games for Everyone

Explore the dynamics of movement, communication, problem-solving and drama

by (author) David Booth

Images of Nature

Canadian Poets and the Group of Seven

edited by David Booth

Doctor Knickerbocker

and Other Rhymes

by (author) David Booth
illustrated by Maryann Kovalski

Stories to Read Aloud

by (author) David Booth

Voices on the Wind

Poems for All Seasons

by (author) David Booth
illustrated by Michele Lemieux

'Til All the Stars Have Fallen

Canadian Poems for Children

by (author) David Booth
illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton