Teaching Children's Literature
eBook - ePub

Teaching Children's Literature

It's Critical!

  1. 258 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Teaching Children's Literature

It's Critical!

About this book

Now in its third edition, this indispensable text offers a critical perspective on how to integrate children's literature into the curriculum in effective, purposeful ways. Structured around three "mantras" that build on each other—Enjoy; Dig deeply; Take action—the book is rich with real examples of teachers implementing critical pedagogy and tools to support students' development as enthusiastic readers and thinkers. The materials and practical strategies focus on issues that impact children's lives, building from students' personal experiences and cultural knowledge by using language to question the everyday world, analyze popular culture and media, understand how power relationships are socially constructed, and consider actions that can be taken to promote social justice.

Each chapter features classroom vignettes showcasing the use of literature and inviting conversation; three key principles elaborating the main theme of the chapter and connecting theory with practice; and related research on the topics and their importance for curriculum. Thoroughly revised, the third edition includes new recommendations for teaching with a critical edge and exploring alternative approaches to standardized assessment.

With more attention to culturally and linguistically diverse learners and addressing new topics such as censorship and controversial texts, the new edition is essential for courses on teaching children's literature and English Language Arts methods, and for every preservice elementary and middle school English teacher.

A companion website to enrich and extend the text includes an annotated bibliography of literature selections, suggested text sets, resources by chapter, ideas for professional development, and recommendations for further reading.

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Yes, you can access Teaching Children's Literature by Christine H. Leland,Mitzi Lewison,Jerome C. Harste in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Education General. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Dedication
  9. 1 Introduction: Our Mantra—Enjoy! Dig Deeply! Take Action!
  10. 2 Why Reading Aloud Is Crucial
  11. 3 Teaching Reading with Literature
  12. 4 Choosing Books: Diversity Counts
  13. 5 Language Study: Lingering in Text
  14. 6 Supporting Literature Discussions
  15. 7 Books across the Curriculum: Focused, Author, Illustrator, and Genre Studies
  16. 8 Responding to Literature through the Arts
  17. 9 Challenging the Challengers
  18. 10 Literature Response Strategies
  19. About the Authors
  20. Index