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

Kasten, Wendy C.,Kristo, Janice V.,McClure, Amy A.,Garthwait, Abigail

ISBN 10: 0133981991 / ISBN 13: 9780133981995

Published by Pearson/Merrill/Prentice Hall, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Living Literature: Using Children's Literature to Support Reading and Language Arts
• Publisher: Pearson/Merrill/Prentice Hall
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0133981991
• ISBN 13: 9780133981995
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

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.