Reinforced by teachers' experiences in actual classrooms, this book provides a wealth of ideas for projects, readings, and response-based activities that will engage all learners in the joy of reading and responding to literature. It blends an appreciation of children's books across all genres with an emphasis on meaningful instructional strategies for literacy programs. Coverage of multicultural/international literature helps illustrate the universality of themes in children's literature--providing a basis for establishing a library of literature that expresses the totality of children's experiences and speaks to children from all cultures and backgrounds. Coverage is based on Louise Rosenblatt's transactional theory of reader response, and organized around five main "celebrations" that the author uses as a framework for uniting the findings of reader-response theory with quality children's literature and exemplary reflective, literature-based practice. Includes expanded coverage on multicultural/international literature--including numerous examples of children's literature written and published in other countries. Includes extensive coverage of reader responses to literature--oral and written responses, as well as those made through the visual arts. For teachers of Children's Literature.
CONTENTS
I. CELEBRATING LITERATURE, RESPONSE, AND TEACHING. 1. Literature, Teaching, and Reader Response: Balancing Books and Readers in the Classroom.
2. Reader Response to Literature: From Rosenblatt's Theory to Research to Classroom Practice.
II. CELEBRATING LITERATURE AND LITERARY GENRES. 3. The Art of the Picture Book: The Balance of Text and Illustration.
4. Traditional Tales and Modern Fantasy: The Domain of Imagination.
5. Poetry: The Power and Pleasure of Language.
6. Realistic and Historical Fiction: The Boundary of Reality.
7. Nonfiction: The Realm of Biography and Informational Books.
8. Multicultural and International Literature: Appreciating Cultural and Global Diversity.
III. CELEBRATING RESPONSE CONNECTIONS TO LITERATURE. 9. Talking About Books: From Oral Response to Literature Circles.
10. Literature Response Journals: Written Reflections during Reading.
11. Literature as a Model for Writing: Apprenticing the Author's Craft.
12. Drama, Art, and Music: Expressive Arts as Response.
13. Response to Nonfiction: Blending Efferent and Aesthetic Response.
IV. CELEBRATING INTERTEXTUAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS. 14. Interdisciplinary and Intertextual Connections: Response through Literature Clusters, Theme Explorations, and Twin Texts.
V. CELEBRATING RESPONSE GROWTH THROUGH ASSESSMENT. 15. Documenting Response to Literature: Authentic Perspectives.
Appendix A: Children's Book Awards and Recognition.
Appendix B: Professional Resources.
Appendix C: Children's Literature and Technology.
(c) 2004, 448 pp., Paper
0-13-110902-2
1090O-6
SE0306:
Children's Literature / Methods
HE0415:
Children's Literature
Course Guide Page
SUPPLEMENTS
Generic Supplements
OTHER TITLES OF INTEREST
Jacobs/Tunnell, "Children's Literature, Briefly, 3/E, " 2004 (0-13-049924-2)
Norton/Norton, "Through the Eyes of a Child: An Introduction to Children's Literature, 6/E, " 2003 (0-13-042207-X)
Hillman, "Discovering Children's Literature, 3/E, " 2003 (0-13-042332-7)
Darigan/Tunnell/Jacobs, "Children's Literature: Engaging Teachers and Children in Good Books, " 2002 (0-13-081355-9)
Jacobs/Tunnell/Darigan, "Children's Literature Database, A Resource for Teachers, Parents and Media Specialists, 2/E, " 2002 (0-13-094618-4)
Ertmer, "Education on the Internet: 2002-2003 update, " 2003 (0-13-1126385)
Celebratn Lit& Response& Tchg Wrtg Balanc Pkg
Filling a crucial need for K-6 teachers, this book provides practical strategies for using nonfiction trade books in language arts and content area instruction.
This compelling book emphasizes the critical role of quality multicultural literature and reader response in today's schools and libraries.
The double-draft entry typically moves a student beyond literal comprehension to inferential and, in particular, to personal connections to the text, as is seen in Michael's response. The previous examples have centered on traditional ...
An ethic of caring conduct & character: Readings in moral theory. ... Caring: A feminine approach to ethics and moral education. ... In K. Schrier, & D. Gibson (Eds.), Ethics and game design: Teaching values through play.
... A celebration of literature and response: Children, books, and teachers in K-8 classrooms. Upper Saddle River, NY: Merrill. Harada, V.H. (1995). Issues of ethnicity, authenticity, and quality in Asian-American picture books, 1983–93 ...
Accessible and hands-on yet grounded in research, this book addresses the "whats," "whys," and "how-tos" of integrating literacy instruction and the arts in grades K-8.
Theoretical models and processes of reading. ... Connecting education and cognitive neuroscience: Where will the journey take us? Educational Philosophy and Theory, 43, 37–42. ... Brain literacy for educators and psychologists.
Celebration Literature and Response: Child Bk: Comp Webste Hancock
This is the story of Forever and Forever, a Florida trailer park for the over-sixty-five set that offers sun, no services, and all the dehumanization that waiting for death while...