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Making a case for the value of literature-based instruction, this book presents an overview of the extensive knowledge base supporting literature-based approaches to literacy instruction. It notes that literature-based instruction goes beyond simply changing the kinds of texts children read--also required in literature-based instruction are an understanding of children's responses to literature, the value of the experience of reading for reading's sake, the use of literature in the teaching of reading, the content of the literature-based curriculum, and appropriate forms of assessment. Chapters are: (1) "Mirrors and Windows: Reading as Transformation" (Lee Galda); (2) "Biracial and Multiracial Identity: Dilemmas for Children's Literature" (Violet J. Harris with Melodye Rosales); (3) "First- and Second-Grade Literary Critics: Understanding Children's Rich Responses to Literature" (Lawrence R. Sipe); (4) "Fostering Children's Engagement with Texts: A Sociocultural Perspective" (Cynthia H. Brock and James R. Gavelek); (5) "Thematic Instruction: A Quest for Challenging Ideas and Meaningful Learning" (Sheila W. Valencia and Marjorie Y. Lipson); (6) "Curriculum and Teaching in Literatur

Author

Taffy E. Raphael and Kathryn H. Au

Publisher

Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc., 1502 Providence Highway, Suite #12, Norwood, MA 02062 ($34.95 plus $3.50 shipping/handling)

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780926842700

Subjects

Education, Literary Fiction