ISBN: 9798823352109 - beyond the basics: children's literature for the elementary teacher (2 Ergebnisse)

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Beyond the Basics: Children's Literature for the Elementary Teacher provides readers with a comprehensive guide to children's literature. Readers learn about the foundations of children's literature, how to engage with it, explore various genres for quality literacy and teaching tools, and essential practices with diverse perspectives in literature. The book's first section introduces readers to many foundational elements of children's literature including key considerations in selecting texts for children, characteristics of books for each developmental level, book awards, and explanations of various text formats. The second section covers practical classroom activities such as read-alouds, literature circles, and responding to literature. The third section delves into major literary genres including traditional literature, realistic fiction, historical fiction, modern fantasy, informational texts, biographies, and poetry. The final section emphasizes the importance of including diverse perspectives and strategies for handling controversial texts. Each chapter features guiding questions, key terms, introductions, discussion questions, extension activities, implications for practitioners, and recommended texts for classrooms. The concepts in this text create a valuable resource for methods courses and teacher professional development in elementary education, reading education, and children's literature.…