This book, a collection of essays on teaching, first explains the theoretical foundations of a collaborative, integrated, literature-based curriculum, and then links the theory to real-life accounts in individual chapters. The book shows how to put theory into practice by selecting appropriate books, creating an interactive classroom environment, and planning engaging instructional units around all genres of quality children's literature. Chapters in the book are: (1) "Making the Connections" (Bette Bosma and Nancy DeVries Guth); (2) "A First-Grade Literature-Based Science Program" (Bette Bosma and Marilyn Brower); (3) "Reading and Rembrandt: An Integrated Study of Artists and Their Works" (Jane Steffen Kolakowski); (4) "PicLit: Using Picture Literature To Integrate Language Arts and Content Instruction" (Carole Geiger); (5) "A Schoolwide Study of Stars and Skies" (Bette Bosma); (6) "A Second Chance: At-Risk Students Experience Success under a Specialist's Guidance" (Nancy DeVries Guth); (7) "Using Real Literature in a Multi-Age Setting: How To Survive Spring" (Marilyn Thompson); (8) "Building Bridges" (Norma Boehm); and (9) "A Sense of Balance: A First-Grade Literary Community" (Janice V. Kristo and Mary H. Giard). (Each chapter contains references and suggested children's books.) (NKA)
Writing in a snappy, breezy style, Bette Hammel relates how her journalism degree from the University of Minnesota led to a unique career as a radio reporter and broadcaster, ad agency copywriter and TV producer, jingle writer and later an architectural journalist and author."--Page 4 of cover.
Stories of the human enterprise--the lonely playing out of our uniqueness, the hopeful and futile efforts to liberate ourselves from our selves, and the joys, sorrows, and crises of growing up and growing old. A new edition of Bette Howland's superb final book--a collection of three exquisite stories of rare grace, indelible force, and enduring value.
This guide provides a single-source, comprehensive listing of a fascinating and helpful group of books-picture books for older readers. A multitude of ideas about how to use them in the classroom supplements this list of carefully selected quality fiction and nonfiction books that focuses on universal themes, appeals to all ages, addresses important issues, and is accessible to multiple learning styles. Picture books aren't just for the very young. Innovative educators and parents have used them for years with readers of all ages and reading levels, knowing that students comprehend more from the visual-verbal connections these books offer. They are great tools for teaching visual literacy and writing skills; are effective with reluctant readers, ESL students, and those reading below grade level; and can easily be used to support various curriculum. This guide provides a single-source, comprehensive listing of a fascinating and helpful group of books and a multitude of ideas about how to use them in the classroom. The authors have carefully selected quality fiction and nonfiction that focus on universal themes, appeal to all ages, treat important issues, and are accessible to multiple learning styles.
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