Teaching Literacy: Engaging the Imagination of New Readers and Writers

Teaching Literacy: Engaging the Imagination of New Readers and Writers
ISBN-10
1412927889
ISBN-13
9781412927888
Category
Education
Pages
163
Language
English
Published
2006-04-05
Publisher
Corwin Press
Author
Kieran Egan

Description

"For teachers charged with the great responsibility of helping students achieve basic literacy, delivering instruction in stimulating and engaging ways is not an ideal-it's a necessity. Recognizing this, award-winning author and educator Kieran Egan puts the fun in fundamentals of literacy by helping teachers stir students' imagination and emotions. In Teaching Literacy, Egan rejects the notion that familiar ideas and experiences are the best vehicles for effective instruction. Instead, he champions a new approach that focuses on teaching core literacy skills using concepts ranging from fascinating to exotic to magnificent to weird. By framing the elements of literacy in the unforgettable, students more readily internalize and retain material, not only preparing them for tests, but also instilling a lifelong love of reading and writing."--Publisher's website.

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