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Living Literature: Using Children's Literature to Support Reading and Language Arts
Wendy C. Kasten, Kent State University
Janice V. Kristo, University of Maine
Amy A. McClure, Ohio Wesleyan University
Abigail Garthwait

ISBN-10: 0133981991
ISBN-13:  9780133981995

Publisher:  Allyn & Bacon
Copyright:  2005
Format:  Paper; 416 pp
Published:  11/04/2004
Status: Instock


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For block courses in Children's Literature and Reading and/or Children's Literature and Language Arts.

Written by three former language arts classroom teachers, this is the ideal text to help prospective teachers improve children's reading and language arts skills and instill in them a genuine and lasting love of reading. Designed to teach students how to create "literature-centered" K-8 classrooms, the text demonstrates numerous ways to integrate literature into the daily fabric of classroom life. Following a solid grounding in the basics every reading teacher needs, individual chapters explore genres of children's literature and teaching strategies specific to each genre. Then, the authors examine currently accepted effective practices for engaging young readers in hands-on reading in a way that fosters a love of literature that will last a lifetime.


Features

  • Four foundation chapters–Covering such underlying topics as the importance of culturally-responsive teaching and how to help children understand and respond to literature. See Part 1

    • Provides a solid base of fundamental content–helps readers fill in gaps in their own knowledge of how children's literature can enhance the reading classroom.

  • Specific langauge arts strategies - Provide the second part of each genre chapter. Ex. See Ch. 5 Poetry
    • illustrates how teachers can easily bring literature into their daily classroom lessons. 
  • Unique "tools" chapters–Covering guided, shared, and independent reading; reading aloud; literature circles; and young learners as writers.

    • Equip prospective teachers with all of the "tools" they need to use literature effectively in the reading classroom–create a blueprint for integrating literature throughout the reading curriculum.

  • Guidelines for Good Literature –In each of the genre chapters.

    • Delineate specific criteria for judging contemporary and classic literature–teach students how to decide if the latest "hot" title is truly quality literature or merely cute.

  • A companion CD-ROM–With a database of thousands of children's literature titles, dozens of author profiles, annotated bibliographies, and more.

    • Supports prospective teachers with a virtual library of resources–makes choosing and using available books exceptionally simple.

  • Tech Notes on the supplemental CD-ROM.

    • Suggest ways to integrate the wealth of resources available on the text's supplements–show students how to make the most of both the accompanying CD-ROM and the Companion Web site.

  • Models of authentic Living Literature Classrooms –Strategically placed throughout the text.

    • Encourage students to "visualize" themselves teaching in such a classroom–provide a template for setting up a rich learning environment.

  • Action Research for Teachers sections throughout the text.

    • Highlight action research as it happens in real elementary and middle school classrooms–explain how to create the kind of "living literature" classroom this text advocates.

  • Meet the Author features–Written by and about some of the world's most beloved children's authors.

    • Introduce readers to the people behind the products–offer unique insight into the exciting world of children's literature.

  • Conversations with Children's Authors and Illustrators Video–FREE! to adoptors of any literacy or children's literature title.

    • This VHS tape includes conversations with Joseph Bruchac, Robert Kimmel Smith, Paula Danzinger, Eve Bunting, Brian Pinkney, Jack Gantos, Leonard Everett Fisher, Keith Baker, Molly Bang, Floyd Cooper, Earl B. Lewis, Roland Smith, Gary Soto, Lynne Cherry, and Mary E. Lyons.


Table of Contents

PART I: FOUNDATIONS FOR THE LITERATURE CLASSROOM.

1. Believing in Living Literature.

2. Culturally Responsive Classrooms.

3. Understanding What We Read: Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Discussion.

4. Responding to Literature.

PART II: LEARNING ABOUT LITERATURE.

5. Poetry.

6. Traditional Literature.

7. Picture Books.

8. The Fiction Family: Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, and Science Fiction.

9. Nonfiction.

PART III: LITERATURE FOR TEACHING READING AND WRITING.

10. Reading Aloud: Bringing Literature Alive for All Ages.

11. Shared and Guided Reading.

12. Independent Reading.

13. Literature Circles.

14. Students as Authors: Literature and the Writing Process.

Appendices.

References.
 
Index.



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