Literature for Young Children

by Glazer, Joan I.

• ISBN13: 9780130109873
• ISBN10: 0130109878
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

"Literature for Young Children" is designed to support preservice as well as inservice teachers by helping them recognize high-quality and developmentally appropriate children's books to share with PreK-3 children. Other goals of this text include explaining how to use children's literature to help develop children's language skills and their intellectual capacity, how to encourage healthy social and moral development, and how to nurture children's creativity. Text discussions cover both contemporary and classic literature for young children and provide teachers, parents, and child-care professionals opportunities to talk about reading while engaging children in experiences with good books. Teachers and day-care professionals will find myriad practical strategies, extensive book lists, and relevant websites valuable for PreK-3 curriculum planning.

Author Biography

Cyndi Giorgis is an Associate Professor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas where she teaches courses in children's and young adult literature. Joan I. Glazer is Professor Emerita of Education at Rhode Island College, where she teaches courses in children's literature, language arts, and reading.

Table of Contents

Defining Literature for Children	3	(30)
The Range of Literature	4	(16)
Children's Preferences in Literature	20	(13)
Evaluating Literature for Children	33	(25)
Evaluating Fiction	34	(5)
Evaluating Nonfiction	39	(3)
Evaluating Poetry	42	(2)
Evaluating Illustrations	44	(7)
Evaluating Interactive Literature on CD-ROM	51	(7)
Sharing Literature	58	(21)
Reading Aloud	58	(5)
Storytelling	63	(6)
Sharing Literature Through Media	69	(3)
Helping Others Share Literature	72	(7)
The Literature Curriculum	79	(26)
Developing the Imagination	80	(1)
Promoting Positive Attitudes	81	(4)
Grouping Books for Instruction	85	(11)
Using Literature Across the Curriculum	96	(9)
Supporting Children's Language Development	105	(46)
Language Development in Young Children	106	(4)
Goals for Teaching and Learning	110	(1)
Opportunities Books Offer	110	(41)
Supporting Children's Intellectual Development	151	(36)
Intellectual Development in Young Children	152	(1)
Goals for Teaching	153	(1)
Opportunities Books Offer	154	(33)
Supporting Children's Personality Development	187	(38)
Personality Development in Young Children	188	(1)
Goals for Teaching	189	(1)
Opportunities Books Offer	190	(35)
Supporting Children's Social and Moral Development	225	(35)
Social and Moral Development in Young Children	226	(4)
Goals for Teaching	230	(1)
Opportunities Books Offer	231	(29)
Supporting Children's Aesthetic and Creative Development	260	(41)
Aesthetic and Creative Development in Young Children	262	(3)
Goals for Teaching	265	(1)
Opportunities Books Offer	266	(35)
Planning Your Program	301	(11)
Seeing the Possibilities	302	(5)
Selecting Activities	307	(1)
Recognizing the Larger Context	308	(1)
Evaluating Your Literature Program	309	(3)
Appendix	312	(5)
Author/Illustrator/Title Index	317	(10)
Subject Index	327	(3)
About the Author	330