Living Literature : Using Children's Literature to Support Reading and Language Arts

by Kasten, Wendy C.; Kristo, Janice V.; McClure, Amy A.; Garthwait, Abigail

• ISBN13: 9780133981995
• ISBN10: 0133981991
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-04
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This is the ideal book to help prospective teachers improve children's reading and language arts skills and instill in them a genuine and lasting love of reading.The book demonstrates numerous ways to integrate literature into the daily fabric of classroom life. Following a solid grounding in the basics every reading teacher needs, individual chapters explore genres of children's literature and teaching strategies specific to each genre. Then, the authors examine currently accepted effective practices for engaging young readers in hands-on reading in a way that fosters a love of literature that will last a lifetime.Early childhood and elementary education literature and language arts teachers.

Table of Contents

Part I Foundations for the Literature Classroom	1	(86)
Believing in Living Literature	2	(20)
What It Means to Live Literature	3	(2)
Examining Your Beliefs	5	(4)
Goals for Living Literature	9	(1)
Developing Good Reading Attitudes	10	(1)
Planning for Living Literature	11	(1)
The Living Literature Curriculum Framework	12	(2)
Developing Your Library Collection	14	(1)
Principles of Living Literature	15	(2)
Summary	17	(1)
Action Research for Teachers	17	(5)
A Living Literature Classroom: Judy Smith's Third Grade	18	(4)
Culturally Responsive Classrooms	22	(14)
What is Culture?	23	(2)
The Need for Culturally Responsive Schooling	25	(4)
Meeting the Needs of All Learners	29	(1)
What Does This Have to Do With Teaching Literature?	29	(6)
Summary	35	(1)
Action Research for Teachers	35	(1)
Understanding What We Read: Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Discussion	36	(22)
What Is Comprehension?	37	(1)
The Role of the Teacher	38	(1)
A Transactional Theory of Comprehension	38	(2)
Readability	40	(1)
Building Comprehension	40	(3)
Assessing Comprehension	43	(7)
What's in My Lexicon?	50	(4)
We Have So Much to Talk About! Generating Good Discussions	54	(2)
Summary	56	(1)
Action Research for Teachers	57	(1)
Responding to Literature	58	(29)
Response: The Reader	59	(12)
Response: The Text	71	(1)
Response: The Context	71	(2)
Cultural Influences and Response	73	(1)
Reader and Text: A Literary Transaction	73	(3)
Teaching From a Literary Transaction Perspective	76	(1)
Activities for Deepening Children's Responses to Literature	77	(8)
Summary	85	(1)
Action Research for Teachers	85	(2)
Part II Learning About Literature	87	(168)
Poetry	88	(34)
What Is Poetry?	89	(2)
The Elements of Poetry	91	(5)
Forms of Poetry for Children	96	(1)
Choosing Quality Poetry	97	(1)
Building a Classroom Library of Poetry	98	(11)
Poetry in the Living Literature Classroom	109	(1)
Looking Back Into Your History With Poetry	109	(2)
Children's Poetry Preferences	111	(1)
Selecting Poetry to Share With Students	111	(2)
Sharing Poetry With Children: Discussions	113	(1)
Sharing Poetry With Children: Informal Activities	113	(2)
Performing Poetry	115	(1)
Writing Poetry	116	(2)
Summary	118	(1)
Action Research for Teachers	119	(3)
Traditional Literature	122	(24)
What Is Traditional Literature?	123	(1)
Literary Elements of Traditional Literature	124	(3)
Categorizing Traditional Literature by Form	127	(3)
Guidelines for Selecting High-Quality Traditional Literature	130	(3)
Building a Classroom Library	133	(3)
Traditional Literature in the Living Literature Classroom	136	(1)
Selecting Traditional Tales for Classroom Activities	136	(1)
Sharing and Discussing Traditional Literature With Students	136	(5)
Writing and Traditional Literature	141	(2)
Summary	143	(1)
Action Research for Teachers	144	(2)
Picture Books	146	(30)
What Are Picture Books?	147	(2)
Elements of Picture Books	149	(11)
Forms of Picture Books	160	(2)
Choosing Quality Picture Books	162	(1)
Building a Classroom Library	163	(1)
Special Considerations for Young Children	164	(1)
Picture Books in Intermediate and Middle School Classrooms	164	(1)
Picture Books in the Living Literature Classroom	165	(1)
Webbing Books	165	(3)
Teaching With Picture Books	168	(3)
Picture Books as Writing Models	171	(1)
More Strategies With Books	172	(2)
Performing With Picture Books	174	(1)
Summary	175	(1)
Action Research for Teachers	175	(1)
The Fiction Family: Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, and Science Fiction	176	(44)
What Is Fiction?	178	(1)
Types of Fiction Used With Children	178	(2)
Elements of Fiction	180	(8)
Guidelines for Selecting High-Quality Fiction	188	(1)
Building a Classroom Library	188	(3)
Categorizing Fiction	191	(11)
Fiction in the Living Literature Classroom	202	(1)
Censorship	202	(1)
Critical Literacy	203	(1)
Author/Illustrator Studies	204	(1)
Drama and Fiction	205	(1)
Strategies for Before, During, and After Reading	206	(6)
Summary	212	(1)
Action Research for Teachers	212	(8)
A Living Literature Classroom: Alexis Stigge's Multiage Intermediate Class	215	(5)
Nonfiction	220	(35)
What Is Nonfiction?	222	(2)
Elements of Nonfiction	224	(5)
Categorizing Nonfiction by Form	229	(7)
Selecting High-Quality Nonfiction	236	(2)
Building a Classroom Nonfiction Library	238	(1)
Nonfiction in the Living Literature Classroom	239	(1)
Becoming Committed to Using Nonfiction	239	(1)
Reading Aloud Nonfiction	240	(1)
Teaching Students About the Genre of Nonfiction	240	(6)
Using Nonfiction to Support Exploration of Independent Research Topics	246	(5)
Supporting Response to Nonfiction With Drama	251	(1)
Summary	252	(1)
Action Research for Teachers	253	(2)
Part III Literature for Teaching Reading and Writing	255	(78)
Reading Aloud: Bringing Literature Alive for All Ages	256	(18)
Why Is Reading Aloud So Essential?	258	(2)
Guidelines for Effective Read-Alouds	260	(7)
Reading Aloud and Its Place in Instruction	267	(1)
Summary	268	(1)
Action Research for Teachers	269	(5)
A Living Literature Classroom: Tracy Hallee's First Grade	270	(4)
Shared and Guided Reading	274	(18)
Shared Reading	276	(10)
Guided Reading	286	(4)
Summary	290	(1)
Action Research for Teachers	291	(1)
Independent Reading	292	(10)
What Is Independent Reading?	293	(1)
Critical Elements of Independent Reading	294	(6)
How Is Independent Reading Organized?	300	(1)
Summary	300	(1)
Action Research for Teachers	301	(1)
Literature Circles	302	(14)
What Are Literature Circles?	303	(1)
Implementing Literature Circles Using Fiction	304	(7)
Variations on Literature Circles	311	(1)
Research on Literature Circles	311	(1)
Literature Circles and Special Needs Learners	312	(1)
Literature Circles in Primary Grades	312	(1)
Cultural Considerations	313	(1)
Assessing Literature Circles	313	(2)
Summary	315	(1)
Action Research for Teachers	315	(1)
Students as Authors: Literature and the Writing Process	316	(17)
Learning to Write by Reading	317	(1)
Teachers as Writing Models	317	(1)
The Writing Process in the Living Literature Classroom	318	(1)
The Writer's Workshop in the Living Literature Classroom	319	(2)
Managing the Writing Classroom	321	(4)
Using Books to Teach Writing	325	(4)
Classroom Publishing	329	(1)
Young Author's Conferences	329	(1)
Summary	330	(1)
Action Research for Teachers	331	(2)
Appendix A Categories of Fiction	333	(6)
Appendix B Categories of Nonfiction	339	(4)
Children's Book References	343	(30)
References	373	(12)
Index	385	(15)
Credits	400