This document summarizes key practices and resources for student-centered literacy instruction. It discusses: 1) Essential practices for student-centered classrooms like choice, teacher interaction, quality libraries, and showing students strategies instead of just telling them. 2) Respectful language practices and questioning techniques teachers can use to prompt thinking. 3) Resources on student-centered learning including books, articles, and a student engagement inventory. 4) The importance of gradual release and modeling strategies to prevent having to reteach later.