
- 480 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Provides a clear and succinct introduction to teaching the language arts to elementary students
Key Features
- Focuses on integrating the six language arts—reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and visually representing—with other subject areas
- Provides guidance on differentiating instruction to bring out the best in the rapidly growing number of students with special needs and English language learners in the regular classroom
- Includes a detailed lesson plan in each chapter along with instructional activities and techniques to integrate the language arts across all the subjects in the elementary curriculum
Accompanied by High-Quality Ancillaries!
Student Resource CD: Bundled with the book, this CD includes video clips and discussion questions that correlate with important chapter concepts.
This interactive study site provides practice tests, flashcards, chapter summaries, links to NCTE/IRA and state-specific Language Arts standards, and much more.
Instructor Resources on CD: Available by contacting SAGE Customer Care at 1-800-818-SAGE (7243), this CD for instructors offers resources such as lecture outlines, PowerPoint slides, a test bank, and sample syllabi for semester and quarter courses.
Intended Audience
This book is intended for undergraduate and graduate courses in elementary language arts methods, which teaches pre-service teachers and licensure/certification candidates specifically how to teach their students the basics of the six language arts – reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and visually representing.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Brief Contents
- Detailed Contents
- Preface
- IRA/NCTE Standards for the English Language Arts
- Part I: Foundations of the Language Arts
- 1 - Language and the English Language Arts
- 2 - Children as Language Learners and Thinkers
- 3 - Formal and Authentic Assessment
- 4 - Integrating Language Arts Across the Curriculum
- Part II: Reading as a Language Art
- 5 - Word Recognition Skills and Vocabulary Development
- 6 - Reading
- 7 - Reading and Children’s Literature
- Part III: Writing as a Language Art
- 8 - Writing
- 9 - Writing Tools
- 10 - The Writers’ Workshop
- Part IV: Oral Language Arts
- 11 - Listening and Speaking
- 12 - Creative Drama
- Appendix: Technology Connections for the Language Arts
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Author