Books

Books to help teachers and students grow.

The Joyful Teacher is a collection of tried-and-true strategies that empower teachers and help them quickly get to more high-impact teaching. (Heinemann, 2020)

No More Fake Reading offers solutions for boosting stamina, joy, and skills among adolescent readers. (Corwin, 2017)

The New Teacher Handbook offers a framework and a collection of step-by-step moves so new teachers feel better faster and can problem-solve the hard parts of teaching. (Heinemann, Spring 2025)

After implementing her strategies in my class, I've seen students joyously return to reading. Yes, return, because many reflected on how much they missed reading. I think about my student who is working his way through his 6th book this school year after not reading a single book all last year.

Amazon Review, No More Fake Reading
This book is so easy to read and the strategies will make you fall in love with teaching all over again. Be the teacher you dreamed you would be. Buy the book. Read the book or the pieces you need and you will thank yourself (and Berit) for it!

Amazon Review, The Joyful Teacher
I will be using this text for professional development with teachers in my district. It is truly a handbook that will help us fix the brokenness of our current reading practices in middle and high school and instead cultivate independent readers who love books.

Amazon Review, No More Fake Reading
I bought this book for a book study and have LOVED reading it! Very practical strategies to use in the classroom and it is set up in a very user friendly way! My copy is full of highlighter.

Amazon Review, The Joyful Teacher
I really like this book. Plenty of practical advice. Excellent questions to ask students about their reading experience. I read this in a day and a half and dog-eared half of it.

Amazon Review, No More Fake Reading
"The Joyful Teacher" has been a joy to read! As a middle school ELA teacher, this book has been an invaluable resource.

Amazon Review, The Joyful Teacher

Books

After implementing her strategies in my class, I've seen students joyously return to reading. Yes, return, because many reflected on how much they missed reading. I think about my student who is working his way through his 6th book this school year after not reading a single book all last year.

This book is so easy to read and the strategies will make you fall in love with teaching all over again. Be the teacher you dreamed you would be. Buy the book. Read the book or the pieces you need and you will thank yourself (and Berit) for it!

I will be using this text for professional development with teachers in my district. It is truly a handbook that will help us fix the brokenness of our current reading practices in middle and high school and instead cultivate independent readers who love books.

I bought this book for a book study and have LOVED reading it! Very practical strategies to use in the classroom and it is set up in a very user friendly way! My copy is full of highlighter.

I really like this book. Plenty of practical advice. Excellent questions to ask students about their reading experience. I read this in a day and a half and dog-eared half of it.

"The Joyful Teacher" has been a joy to read! As a middle school ELA teacher, this book has been an invaluable resource.

Berit Gordon