Your Classroom Library: New Ways to Give It More Teaching Power, Grades K-6

Does your classroom library enrich and support your instruction? How do you make it a place for both quiet reflection and lively interaction? How can you use your library most effectively for guided reading lessons, read-alouds, and skill modeling? How do you teach kids the critical skill of selecting books for independent reading? What does the research say about the best way to display books? This book answers all these questions and more, giving you lots of fresh, practical ideas. For use with Grades K-6.;Take a fresh look at designing an effective classroom library that supports your instruction.;Dr. D. Ray Reutzel is the Emma Eccles Jones Endowed Chair of Early Childhood Education at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. He teaches reading and language education courses for preservice and in-service teachers at Utah State University. He has taught kindergarten, 1, 3, 5, and 6 grades in elementary schools. Dr. Reutzel has authored more than 125 articles, books, book chapters, and monographs and is a regular Parker Fawson is an Associate Professor and Associate Department Head in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership at Utah State University in Logan, Utah where he teaches undergraduate and graduate literacy courses. Dr. Fawson taught primary and intermediate students in elementary school. He is the Editor of Literacy Research and Instruction and has published literacy research in numerous professional journals. Scholastic Professional Books.…