Using Literature to Enhance Content Area Instruction: A Guide for K-5 Teachers

Using Literature to Enhance Content Area Instruction: A Guide for K-5 Teachers

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Author Rebecca Olness combines her love of children's literature and her experience as a classroom teacher and literacy specialist to show teachers that you can teach both content and literacy concepts simultaneously. <p> Chapters cover social studies, science, mathematics, and the arts, and in these pages you will find:<p>Rationale and research-based strategies for integrating content area and literacy instruction using trade books <br>Sample lesson plans, variations, and assessment ideas for each grade level <br>Extensive annotated bibliographies of children's literature <br>Information on how and where to locate quality children's literature <p> Use this book to meet your time constraints and instructional goals as well as the demand for higher student performance and ultimately, to help student develop an appreciation for quality books.<p>The International Reading Association is the world's premier organization of literacy professionals. Our titles promote reading by providing professional development to continuously advance the quality of literacy instruction and research.<p> Research-based, classroom-tested, and peer-reviewed, IRA titles are among the highest quality tools that help literacy professionals do their jobs better. <p> Some of the many areas we publish in include: <p> -Comprehension<br>-Response To Intervention/Struggling Readers<br>-Early Literacy <br>-Adolescent Literacy<br>-Assessment<br>-Literacy Coaching<br>-Research And Policy