Living Literature: Using Children's Literature to Support Reading and Language Arts

Type

Book

Authors

Wendy C. Kasten

Janice V. Kristo

Amy A. McClure

Abigail Garthwait

ISBN 10

0133981991

ISBN 13

9780133981995

Tags

Criticism & Theory, Movements & Periods, Reading & Phonics, Certification & Development, Elementary Education, Literature

Description

This is the ideal book to help prospective teachers improve children's reading and language arts skills and instill in them a genuine and lasting love of reading. The book 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. Early childhood and elementary education literature and language arts teachers. - from Amzon

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