Literature Based Reading Programs At Work

Literature-based Reading Programs at Work

Planning for Thinkers and Learners

Sixteen teachers and parents have documented, in words, illustrations and photographs, their revaluations and new understandings about how the preschool/Year 1 child thinks, and the learning strategies that each naturally applies. In this united documentary, the boundaries between school learning and home learning are broken down, and the school curriculum is understood as valuing and extending the same learning processes which the child began in the home during preschool age. Under particular revaluation are the traditional views of literacy and numeracy development, and the involvement of parents in school material.

The Effective Teaching of Language Arts

Field-tested and backed by sound research, this popular methods book provides readers with a broad background in language arts, including assessment and instruction in the major areas of speaking, listening, writing, and reading. Thoroughly encompassing the 'back-to-basics' movement and the trend toward literature-based instruction, it offers clearly developed methodologies and lessons, and makes extensive use of children's actual language samples to illustrate ways literature can enhance the development of language arts skills. Written by an award-winning author, the book focuses on material that embraces the needs of all learners: linguistically-different children, multicultural children, and children with learning disabilities and handicaps. Emphasizing the importance of literature-based strategies and the identification of literature that can be applied to each of the language arts, it offers 'For Your Plan Book', a special section at the end of most chapters which provides concrete ideas, field-tested lessons and unit plans teachers can take right into their classroom. Literature chapters are now moved to the forefront of the book, enabling instructors to place a greater emphasis on literature-related language arts. Strong methodologies in the composition chapters now encompass the writing process, plus results of a five-year composition study of the relationships between writing and literature. Public school educators, parents in home schooling, and library personnel.