Valued Voices: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching and Learning - Softcover

Wooten, Deborah A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0872072703 ISBN 13: 9780872072701

Publisher: Intl Literacy Assn, 2000

Synopsis

This theory-into-practice handbook outlines an interdisciplinary, literature-based methodology that encourages students in the upper elementary grades to take more responsibility for their learning. Learn how to set up a similar environment in your classroom, and watch your students grow as readers, writers, and thinkers.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Valued Voices: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching and Learning presents author Deborah Wooten's instructional methodology for grades 3-5-called Writing and Sharing Connections-as a way to hear students' voices, view students as individuals, assess and learn from students, promote content area learning, and encourage creative and divergent thinking.

In this theory-into-practice handbook, Wooten provides a complete overview of how the Writing and Sharing Connections process works and the theory that supports each step in practice. She outlines the learning goals for her classroom and explains how her process satisfies these goals and current local, state, and U.S. national standards. As the highlight of the book, the author has carefully selected case studies of three students to show how they developed as thinkers and writers throughout the school year. Also included is a chapter about how diversity in the classroom is strengthened with Writing and Sharing Connections. Wooten concludes the book by answering frequently asked questions about her methodology to help teachers implement this program in their classrooms.

Valued Voices will help upper elementary school teachers give their students an equal voice in a community of learners. As one of the students presented in the book writes, "I believe writing connections opens up my mind to new ideas about a book we read in the classroom... I think that by Writing and Sharing Connections we learn more about how we think." You, too, can foster learning by initiating this type of interdisciplinary approach. There's no need to buy expensive materials or to learn trendy techniques-all you need is a collection of quality children's literature and a desire to improve your students' literacy development and higher level thinking.

About the Author

Deborah A. Wooten is a fourth-grade teacher at Glenwood Landing Elementary School, North Shore Central School District, Sea Cliff, New York, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Intl Literacy Assn
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0872072703
• ISBN 13: 9780872072701
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144