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

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

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ISBN: 9780133981995 | 0133981991
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 11/4/2004

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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.

Part I Foundations for the Literature Classroom

(86)

Believing in Living Literature

(20)

What It Means to Live Literature

(2)

Examining Your Beliefs

(4)

Goals for Living Literature

(1)

Developing Good Reading Attitudes

(1)

Planning for Living Literature

(1)

The Living Literature Curriculum Framework

(2)

Developing Your Library Collection

(1)

Principles of Living Literature

(2)

Summary

(1)

Action Research for Teachers

(5)

A Living Literature Classroom: Judy Smith's Third Grade

(4)

Culturally Responsive Classrooms

(14)

What is Culture?

(2)

The Need for Culturally Responsive Schooling

(4)

Meeting the Needs of All Learners

(1)

What Does This Have to Do With Teaching Literature?

(6)

Summary

(1)

Action Research for Teachers

(1)

Understanding What We Read: Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Discussion

(22)

What Is Comprehension?

(1)

The Role of the Teacher

(1)

A Transactional Theory of Comprehension

(2)

Readability

(1)

Building Comprehension

(3)

Assessing Comprehension

(7)

What's in My Lexicon?

(4)

We Have So Much to Talk About! Generating Good Discussions

(2)

Summary

(1)

Action Research for Teachers

(1)

Responding to Literature

(29)

Response: The Reader

(12)

Response: The Text

(1)

Response: The Context

(2)

Cultural Influences and Response

(1)

Reader and Text: A Literary Transaction

(3)

Teaching From a Literary Transaction Perspective

(1)

Activities for Deepening Children's Responses to Literature

(8)

Summary

(1)

Action Research for Teachers

(2)

Part II Learning About Literature

(168)

Poetry

(34)

What Is Poetry?

(2)

The Elements of Poetry

(5)

Forms of Poetry for Children

(1)

Choosing Quality Poetry

(1)

Building a Classroom Library of Poetry

(11)

Poetry in the Living Literature Classroom

109

(1)

Looking Back Into Your History With Poetry

109

(2)

Children's Poetry Preferences

111

(1)

Selecting Poetry to Share With Students

111

(2)

Sharing Poetry With Children: Discussions

113

(1)

Sharing Poetry With Children: Informal Activities

113

(2)

Performing Poetry

115

(1)

Writing Poetry

116

(2)

Summary

118

(1)

Action Research for Teachers

119

(3)

Traditional Literature

122

(24)

What Is Traditional Literature?

123

(1)

Literary Elements of Traditional Literature

124

(3)

Categorizing Traditional Literature by Form

127

(3)

Guidelines for Selecting High-Quality Traditional Literature

130

(3)

Building a Classroom Library

133

(3)

Traditional Literature in the Living Literature Classroom

136

(1)

Selecting Traditional Tales for Classroom Activities

136

(1)

Sharing and Discussing Traditional Literature With Students

136

(5)

Writing and Traditional Literature

141

(2)

Summary

143

(1)

Action Research for Teachers

144

(2)

Picture Books

146

(30)

What Are Picture Books?

147

(2)

Elements of Picture Books

149

(11)

Forms of Picture Books

160

(2)

Choosing Quality Picture Books

162

(1)

Building a Classroom Library

163

(1)

Special Considerations for Young Children

164

(1)

Picture Books in Intermediate and Middle School Classrooms

164

(1)

Picture Books in the Living Literature Classroom

165

(1)

Webbing Books

165

(3)

Teaching With Picture Books

168

(3)

Picture Books as Writing Models

171

(1)

More Strategies With Books

172

(2)

Performing With Picture Books

174

(1)

Summary

175

(1)

Action Research for Teachers

175

(1)

The Fiction Family: Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, and Science Fiction

176

(44)

What Is Fiction?

178

(1)

Types of Fiction Used With Children

178

(2)

Elements of Fiction

180

(8)

Guidelines for Selecting High-Quality Fiction

188

(1)

Building a Classroom Library

188

(3)

Categorizing Fiction

191

(11)

Fiction in the Living Literature Classroom

202

(1)

Censorship

202

(1)

Critical Literacy

203

(1)

Author/Illustrator Studies

204

(1)

Drama and Fiction

205

(1)

Strategies for Before, During, and After Reading

206

(6)

Summary

212

(1)

Action Research for Teachers

212

(8)

A Living Literature Classroom: Alexis Stigge's Multiage Intermediate Class

215

(5)

Nonfiction

220

(35)

What Is Nonfiction?

222

(2)

Elements of Nonfiction

224

(5)

Categorizing Nonfiction by Form

229

(7)

Selecting High-Quality Nonfiction

236

(2)

Building a Classroom Nonfiction Library

238

(1)

Nonfiction in the Living Literature Classroom

239

(1)

Becoming Committed to Using Nonfiction

239

(1)

Reading Aloud Nonfiction

240

(1)

Teaching Students About the Genre of Nonfiction

240

(6)

Using Nonfiction to Support Exploration of Independent Research Topics

246

(5)

Supporting Response to Nonfiction With Drama

251

(1)

Summary

252

(1)

Action Research for Teachers

253

(2)

Part III Literature for Teaching Reading and Writing

255

(78)

Reading Aloud: Bringing Literature Alive for All Ages

256

(18)

Why Is Reading Aloud So Essential?

258

(2)

Guidelines for Effective Read-Alouds

260

(7)

Reading Aloud and Its Place in Instruction

267

(1)

Summary

268

(1)

Action Research for Teachers

269

(5)

A Living Literature Classroom: Tracy Hallee's First Grade

270

(4)

Shared and Guided Reading

274

(18)

Shared Reading

276

(10)

Guided Reading

286

(4)

Summary

290

(1)

Action Research for Teachers

291

(1)

Independent Reading

292

(10)

What Is Independent Reading?

293

(1)

Critical Elements of Independent Reading

294

(6)

How Is Independent Reading Organized?

300

(1)

Summary

300

(1)

Action Research for Teachers

301

(1)

Literature Circles

302

(14)

What Are Literature Circles?

303

(1)

Implementing Literature Circles Using Fiction

304

(7)

Variations on Literature Circles

311

(1)

Research on Literature Circles

311

(1)

Literature Circles and Special Needs Learners

312

(1)

Literature Circles in Primary Grades

312

(1)

Cultural Considerations

313

(1)

Assessing Literature Circles

313

(2)

Summary

315

(1)

Action Research for Teachers

315

(1)

Students as Authors: Literature and the Writing Process

316

(17)

Learning to Write by Reading

317

(1)

Teachers as Writing Models

317

(1)

The Writing Process in the Living Literature Classroom

318

(1)

The Writer's Workshop in the Living Literature Classroom

319

(2)

Managing the Writing Classroom

321

(4)

Using Books to Teach Writing

325

(4)

Classroom Publishing

329

(1)

Young Author's Conferences

329

(1)

Summary

330

(1)

Action Research for Teachers

331

(2)

Appendix A Categories of Fiction

333

(6)

Appendix B Categories of Nonfiction

339

(4)

Children's Book References

343

(30)

References

373

(12)

Index

385

(15)

Credits

400

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

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