Table of Contents:
  • About the stories / Susan E. Israel
  • Expecting the aha! moment / Karen Kindle
  • Facing my chair forward / Limor Pinhasi-Vittorio
  • Books will be her legs / Vicki S. Collet
  • "I guess kids can be teachers sometimes" / Cynthia J. Poston
  • Through the red door of room 207 / Angie Zapata
  • To know them is to teach them / Martha Ford
  • Reflections on the breakthroughs / Susan E. Israel
  • About the stories / Susan E. Israel
  • Carpet fuzz, a staple, and a story / Danna Parsons
  • A plan to listen / Emily Manning
  • Every picture tells a story: supporting young authors with wordless picture books / Elizabeth M. Frye
  • "I'm an amazing reader!" / Karen A. Jorgensen
  • A special boy teaches us special lessons / William P. Bintz and Pamela L. Wright
  • Kids become better readers ... by reading! / Kathy A. Egawa
  • The Mattie club: created by children who love poetry and life
  • Lindsay P. Grow
  • My opinion: no one ever asked before / Lisa Janes
  • Spiderman to the rescue / Daniel T. Holm
  • Reflections on the breakthroughs / Susan E. Israel
  • About the stories / Susan E. Israel
  • Learning to read his own way / Terry S. Atkinson
  • If they can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn / Nina L. Nilsson
  • "I gotta touch the book!" reading aloud with young toddlers / Amelia C. Evans and Mariana Souto-Manning
  • "What does this say?" A small request with huge implications / Marianne McTavish
  • Gifts from my heart / Mary J. Banta
  • Ten-year-olds, tapes, and the epiphany / Sheila Gaquin
  • Why art? / Monique Poldberg
  • Reflections on the breakthroughs / Susan E. Israel
  • About the stories / Susan E. Israel
  • Perseverance, motivation, and collaboration: the tools needed for success / Katie Sullivan
  • Better than a base hit / Deborah Vessels
  • "Cheeese!" / Gina A. Goble
  • Formulaic writing is not for everyone: especially gifted first graders / Evangelina "Gigi" Brignoni
  • Spelling, reading, and writing give Joey an unexpected voice and his teacher and classmates inspiration / Richard M. Oldrieve
  • "You know those marks ...?" / Alexa L. Sandmann
  • Nudging one reluctant writer into action / Lori Berman Wolf
  • Reflections on the breakthroughs / Susan E. Israel
  • Seven pathways to literacy learning / Susan E. Israel.