Good Books Matter: How to Choose and Use Children's Literature to Help Students Grow as Readers - Softcover

Peterson, Shelley Stagg; Swartz, Larry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551382326 ISBN 13: 9781551382326

Publisher: Pembroke Publishers, 2008

Synopsis

Based on extensive research on the features that make children's books appealing and appropriate, this valuable teacher resource offers guidance on selecting books, strategies for specific grade levels, suggestions for extension, and tips for assessment. This teacher-friendly book is organized around the major genres -- traditional literature, picture books, nonfiction, poetry, and multicultural texts -- that will inspire young readers. Throughout the book, teachers will find suggestions for using literature to implement shared reading, reading aloud, and response strategies with emergent, developing, and independent readers.

About this title

About the Author:

A former classroom teacher in Alberta, Shelley Stagg Peterson is an Associate Professor who teaches and conducts research on writing and children's literature at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.  Previously an assistant professor with Ohio State University, Shelley is the author of Writing Across the Curriculum: All Teachers Teach Writing.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pembroke Publishers
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1551382326
• ISBN 13: 9781551382326
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160