Effects Of Adding Folklore To Basal Reading Instruction On Second Grade Reading Achievement

Author : Marilou R. Sorensen
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
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Download or read book Teaching with Children's Books written by Marilou R. Sorensen and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pointing out that understanding, considering, preparing, modeling, teaching, collaborating, assessing, and supporting are steps along the path to using literature in the classroom, the essays in this book provide a solid background for those teachers who are considering making the transition to literature-based instruction in their classrooms. Essays and their authors are: (1) "Questions of Definition" (Glenna Sloan); (2) "Perspectives on the Use of Children's Literature in Reading Instruction" (Mary Jo Skillings); (3) "The Literature-Based Movement Today: Research into Practice" (Barbara A. Lehman); (4) "Journey from Hypocrisy: The Teacher as Reader Becomes a Teacher of Readers" (Donna Peters); (5) "Children's Literature, Language Development, and Literacy" (Virginia G. Allen); (6) "Literary Characters Who Write: Models and Motivators for Middle School Writers" (Sharon Kane); (7) "The Power of Story and Storying: Children's Books as Models" (Karla Hawkins Wendelin); (8) "Decisions about Curriculum in a Literature-Based Program" (Patricia R. Crook); (9) "Teaching with Literature: Some Answers to Questions That Administrators Ask" (Jean McCabe); (10) "Developing a Teaching Guide for Literary Teaching" (Marilou R. Sorensen); (11) "The Different Faces of Literature-Based Instruction" (Barbara A. Lehman); (12) "A Literary Studies Model Curriculum for Elementary Language Arts Programs" (Jill P. May); (13) "Self-Selected Books of Beginning Readers: Standing before the Smorgasbord" (Mary Jo Fresch); (14) "Thematic Units: Integrating the Curriculum" (Sylvia M. Vardell); (15) "Making the Move from Basals to Trade Books: Taking the Plunge" (Patricia L. Scharer); (16) "Teaching and Learning Critical Aesthetic Responses to Literature" (Patricia J. Cianciolo); (17) "Guiding Children's Critical Aesthetic Responses to Literature in a Fifth-Grade Classroom" (Renee Leonard); (18) "Literature in the Classroom: From Dream to Reality" (Gloria Kinsley Hoffman); (19) "Hear Ye, Hear Ye, and Learn the Lesson Well: Fifth Graders Read and Write about the American Revolution" (Gail E. Tompkins); (20) "Supporting Children's Learning: Informational Books across the Curriculum" (Evelyn B. Freeman); (21) "Keeping the Reading Lights Burning" (Peter Roop); (22) "'Joyful Noises' across the Curriculum: Confessions of a Would-Be Poetry Teacher" (Joel D. Chaston); (23) "Literary Tapestry: An Integrated Primary Curriculum" (Peggy Oxley); (24) "Collaborating with Children on Theme Studies" (Linda Lamme); (25) "Teachers Encouraging a Love for Literature" (Charles A. Elster and others); (26) "Assessment in a Literature-Based Classroom" (Linda J. Fenner); and (27) "Support Groups for Literature-Based Teaching" (Marilou R. Sorensen). (NKA)