Literature-Based Reading Activities: Engaging Students with Literary and Informational Text
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Literature-Based Reading Activities: Engaging Students with Literary and Informational Text
This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any<br />media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come<br />packaged with the bound book.<br />Literature-Based Reading Activities:<br />Engaging Students with Literary and Informational Text is the<br />ideal resource for pre-service and in-service teachers looking for<br />practical help and exciting classroom activities for ensuring all<br />students have successful interactions with literature. Brief and<br />inexpensive, it is widely appreciated for its numerous activities,<br />unique discussions of the theoretical and research bases supporting<br />all of the activities, and the variety of grade levels and genres<br />covered. The activities are useful with a wide range of texts, and<br />the guidelines show readers how to be effective decision makers as<br />they plan literature instruction for the culturally,<br />linguistically, and academically diverse K€“8 students in<br />today€s classrooms.<br /><br />This new edition includes:<br /><br /><br />Updated information about sharing<br />literature in the context of today€s classrooms.<br /><br /><br />New activities for supporting<br />students€ interactions with literature.<br /><br /><br />Numerous new examples of<br />children€s literature, many of them recent award<br />winners.<br /><br /><br />Updated discussions of research on<br />recent studies and major reports.<br /><br /><br />A new feature, Take Five! (or<br />Take Ten!).<br /><br /><br />Ideas and suggestions for using<br />literature in the content areas.<br /><br /><br />11 new activities for expanding<br />teachers€ repertoires for engaging students with<br />literature,<br /><br /><br />Increased attention to using<br />technology to support students€ interactions with and<br />responses to literature,<br /><br /><br />More than 80 new examples of<br />exceptional literature,<br /><br /><br />A list of websites of recommended<br />literature, including positive, authentic examples of<br />literature for diverse populations.
