A list of my favorite teaching resources that have inspired my literacy teaching and learning the most:
Teaching for Deep Comprehension by Linda Dorn & Carla Soffos
Talking about Text by Maria Nichols
Comprehension Connections by Tanny McGregor
Interactive Read Alouds (Grades 4-5) by Linda Hoyt
Strategies that Work by Stephanie Harvey
A great mentor text site for the 6-traits: http://writingfix.com/picture_book_prompts.htm