<DIV><P style="MARGIN: 0pt" class=MsoPlainText>Upper-elementary students encounter a sometimes dizzying array of traditional and nontraditional texts both in and outside of the classroom. This practical handbook helps teachers in grades 4β6 harness the instructional potential of fiction, poetry, and
Teaching New Literacies in Grades K-3: Resources for 21st-Century Classrooms (Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy)
β Scribed by Barbara Moss PhD, Diane Lapp EdD
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 337
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Even the youngest readers and writers in todayβs classrooms can benefit enormously from engagement with a wide range of traditional and nontraditional texts. This teacher-friendly handbook is packed with creative strategies for introducing KΒ3 students to fiction, poetry, and plays; informational texts; graphic novels; digital storytelling; Web-based and multimodal texts; hip-hop; advertisements; math problems; and many other types of texts. Prominent authorities explain the research base underlying the bookβs 23 complete lessons and provide practical activities and assessments for promoting decoding, fluency, comprehension, and other key literacy skills. Snapshots of diverse classrooms bring the material to life; helpful reproducibles are included.
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