Proust and the Squid: The Story of Science and the Reading Brain (Maryanne Wolf)

The Knowledge Gap (Natalie Wexler)

Know Better, Do Better (David Liben and Meredith Liben) It's our goal that every child in every elementary school in America can read fluently by the end of second grade. This book explains how to make that happen - for all children in all classrooms. 

Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning (Mike Schmoker)