Rhymes for the Times: Literacy Strategies through Social Studies (Classroom Resources) - Softcover

Timothy Rasinski; David L. Harrison

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1425814670 ISBN 13: 9781425814670

Publisher: Shell Education, 2016

Synopsis

This resource enables teachers to incorporate today's career and college readiness standards into their lessons in a fun and intriguing way. The sixty poems that are included focus on social studies topics including US history and ancient civilizations. The use of poetry has many benefits that include increased literacy, fluency and reading comprehension. Each strategy lesson includes a model lesson, a template, an example lesson, a sample poem, and student pages. Students will be engaged in the verse format as they increase their literacy and understanding of social studies topics.

About this title

About the Author:

Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D., is a Professor of Literacy Education at Kent State University. He is the author of several best-selling books and numerous articles on reading education, word study, and reading fluency. He is a popular and frequent presenter at reading and literacy conferences nationwide. His research is cited by the National Reading Panel in the development of Reading First.

David L. Harrison, Litt.D., is a nationally acclaimed author and poet. He has written more than seventy-five books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for young readers, and much of his work has been anthologized in countless others. David holds degrees from Drury University and Emory University and honorary doctorates of letters from Missouri State University and Drury University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Shell Education
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1425814670
• ISBN 13: 9781425814670
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 168