Teaching Language Arts : A Student-Centered Classroom

by Cox, Carole

• ISBN13: 9780205542604
• ISBN10: 0205542603
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-07-10
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Teaching Language Arts 6/econtinues its emphasis on a student-and response-centered approach to literature-based teaching in today's culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms. Engaging writing style and snapshots of real teachers bring the content to life for students. Instructors can use lesson plans, teaching ideas, and the on-line video case studies which will accompany each chapter to reinforce learning.Teaching Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking.Elementary Language Arts.

Author Biography

 

Carole Cox, Ph.D., teaches at California State University, Long Beach where she was named the Outstanding Professor in 2001. She taught elementary school in Los Angeles and Madison, Wisconsin. Students she taught in 3rd-5th grades in the 1960's and 70's and others who participated in a Shakespeare for Children summer program she created in Madison held a reunion for her in 2005 and the Mayor of Madison declared July 2, 2005 Carole Cox Day. Her publications include a textbook Teaching language arts: A student-centered classroom, 6th ed. (Pearson Teacher Education and Development, 2008), and a new book with co-presenter Paul Boyd-Batstone, Engaging English learners: Exploring literature, developing literacy, and differnetiating instsruction (Pearson Teacher Education and Development , 2009), among others. Her research has focused on children's stance towards literature from a reader-response perspective.

Table of Contents

Special Features	p. xix
Preface	p. xxii
Language Arts: Learning and Teaching	p. 1
Questions about Learning and Teaching Language Arts	p. 1
The Six Language Arts	p. 1
Learning Language Arts	p. 12
Constructivism	p. 13
Social Interaction	p. 15
Reader Response	p. 16
Teaching Language Arts	p. 17
A Student-Centered Classroom	p. 17
Standards-Based Curriculum	p. 20
Room Environment	p. 23
Organization	p. 24
Resources	p. 26
"Ripple Effects" of Integrated Teaching	p. 27
Answers to Questions about Learning and Teaching Language Arts	p. 33
Looking Further	p. 35
MyLabSchool Video Assignment: Journals	p. 35
Children's Books, Films, and Software	p. 35
Language Arts: Assessing and Differentiating Instruction	p. 37
Questions about Assessing and Differentiating Instruction in Language Arts	p. 37
Assessment in a Student-Centered Classroom	p. 37
Standardized Testing versus Authentic Assessment	p. 39
Assessment Tools	p. 41
Journals and Logs	p. 41
Anecdotal Records and Observations	p. 41
Checklists and Records	p. 41
Inventories and Tests	p. 41
Rubrics	p. 42
Portfolios and Work Samples	p. 46
Planning and Progress forms	p. 48
Differentiated Instruction	p. 50
Diversity and Multicultural Education	p. 52
Students with Disabilities and Other Special Needs	p. 55
Students Learning English as a Second Language	p. 57
Answers to Questions about Assessing and Differentiating Instruction in Language Arts	p. 60
Looking Further	p. 61
MyLabSchooI Video Assignment: Criteria for Evaluation	p. 62
Children's Books	p. 62
Literature and Integrated Teaching	p. 63
Questions about Literature and Integrated Teaching	p. 63
Reader Response to Literature	p. 63
The Transactional Model of Reading	p. 64
Children's Stance Toward Literature	p. 65
Integrated Teaching with Literature	p. 67
Choosing Children's Literature	p. 72
Genres of Children's Literature	p. 72
Literature Discussions	p. 73
Response Options	p. 76
Literature Units	p. 78
Literature Circles	p. 91
Assessing and Differentiating Instruction	p. 96
Answers to Questions about Literature and Integrated Teaching	p. 100
Looking Further	p. 100
MyLabSchool Video Assignment: Teaching with Literature	p. 101
Children's Books	p. 101
First- and Second-Language Development	p. 104
Questions about First- and Second-Language Development	p. 104
First-Language Development	p. 104
Theories of First-Language Development	p. 106
Language Structure and Systems	p. 110
Second-Language Development	p. 113
Theories of Second-Language Development	p. 113
Sheltering and Differentiating Instruction for English Language Learners	p. 118
Teaching about Language and Vocabulary Development	p. 129
Semantic Mapping	p. 130
Word Play	p. 131
Assessing and Differentiating Instruction	p. 136
Teaching Speakers of Nonmainstream English	p. 138
Answers to Questions about First- and Second-Language Development	p. 139
Looking Further	p. 141
MyLabSchool Video Assignment: Writing Strategies	p. 141
Children's Books	p. 141
Listening, Talking, and Drama	p. 144
Questions about Listening, Talking, and Drama	p. 144
Listening and Talking in the Classroom	p. 144
Listening: The Neglected Language Art	p. 144
Talking: The Suppressed Language Art	p. 145
Literacy and Listening and Talking	p. 146
Teaching Listening and Talking	p. 149
Questions and Prompts	p. 150
Graphic Organizers	p. 151
Cooperative Learning	p. 152
Listening and Media Centers	p. 154
Interviews and Oral Histories	p. 156
Drama in the Classroom	p. 157
Storytelling	p. 158
Puppets	p. 159
Reader's Theater	p. 160
Creative Drama	p. 163
Story Dramatization	p. 166
Shakespeare for Children	p. 172
Assessing and Differentiating Instruction	p. 178
Portfolios	p. 178
Instructional Conversation	p. 180
Drama Performance	p. 181
Answers to Questions about Listening, Talking, and Drama	p. 183
Looking Further	p. 184
MyLabSchool Video Assignment: Contextual Analysis and Story Dramatization	p. 185
Children's Books and Films	p. 185
Emergent Literacy and Biliteracy	p. 187
Questions about Emergent Literacy and Biliteracy	p. 187
Emergent Literacy	p. 187
Beginning to Read	p. 192
Beginning to Write	p. 196
Seven Ways to Teach Beginning Reading and Writing	p. 204
Emergent Biliteracy	p. 217
Beginning to Read and Write in Two Languages	p. 217
Assessing and Differentiating Instruction	p. 226
Answers to Questions about Emergent Literacy and Biliteracy	p. 228
Looking Further	p. 229
MyLabSchool Video Assignment: An Interactive Writing Activity	p. 229
Children's Books	p. 229
The Writing Process	p. 231
Questions about the Writing Process	p. 231
Learning to Write	p. 231
Writing Workshop	p. 237
Minilessons	p. 247
Conferences	p. 248
Assessing and Differentiating Instruction	p. 253
Authentic Assessment	p. 254
Portfolios	p. 257
Answers to Questions about the Writing Process	p. 260
Looking Further	p. 260
MyLabSchool Video Assignment: The Writing Process: Prewriting	p. 261
Children's Books	p. 261
The Reading Process	p. 262
Questions about the Reading Process	p. 262
Learning to Read	p. 262
Landmark Reading Studies	p. 263
A Balanced Approach	p. 266
Shared Reading	p. 266
Reading Aloud	p. 271
Word Study	p. 272
Guided Reading	p. 281
Independent Reading	p. 283
Reading Workshop	p. 285
Writing and Reading	p. 287
Assessing and Differentiating Instruction	p. 290
Answers to Questions about the Reading Process	p. 292
Looking Further	p. 293
MyLabSchool Video Assignment: Using Assessment to Inform Instruction	p. 293
Children's Books and Software	p. 293
Genres of Reading and Writing	p. 295
Questions about Genres of Reading and Writing	p. 295
Reading and Writing Both Aesthetically and Efferently	p. 295
Fiction	p. 299
Poetry	p. 299
Songs	p. 304
Stories	p. 306
Nonfiction	p. 311
Informational Books	p. 312
Biographies and Autobiographies	p. 321
Multicultural Literature	p. 324
Journals and Letters	p. 333
Journals	p. 333
Letters	p. 334
Assessing and Differentiating Instruction	p. 334
Answers to Questions about Genres of Reading and Writing	p. 338
Looking Further	p. 339
MyLabSchool Video Assignment: Writing about Immigrants	p. 340
Children's Books and Software	p. 340
Writing Conventions: Spelling	p. 346
Questions about Spelling	p. 346
The English Writing System	p. 346
Stages of Spelling Development	p. 348
Spelling and Reading and Writing	p. 352
Spelling and Writing	p. 353
Spelling and Reading	p. 355
Assessing and Differentiating Instruction	p. 360
Kindergarten through Second Grade	p. 362
Second through Fourth Grade	p. 366
Fifth through Eighth Grade	p. 368
Answers to Questions about Spelling	p. 369
Looking Further	p. 369
MyLabSchool Video Assignment: Word Walls	p. 370
Children's Books and Software	p. 370
Writing Conventions: Grammar, Punctuation, and Handwriting	p. 371
Questions about Grammar, Punctuation, and Handwriting	p. 371
Grammar	p. 371
Defining Grammar	p. 371
Types of Grammar	p. 372
Grammar in Proper Perspective	p. 378
Teaching Grammar	p. 379
Punctuation	p. 394
Development of Punctuation Skills	p. 394
Teaching Punctuation	p. 394
Handwriting	p. 397
Development of Handwriting Skills	p. 397
Teaching Handwriting	p. 398
Assessing and Differentiating Instruction	p. 399
Answers to Questions about Grammar, Punctuation, and Handwriting	p. 404
Looking Further	p. 405
MyLabSchool Video Assignment: Grammar and Punctuation	p. 405
Children's Books and Software	p. 405
Viewing and Visually Representing	p. 408
Questions about Viewing and Visually Representing	p. 408
The New Language Arts	p. 408
Viewing	p. 414
Critical Viewing and Media Literacy	p. 415
Film and Video	p. 418
Television	p. 422
Visually Representing	p. 423
The Visual Arts	p. 423
Video and Photography	p. 427
Scriptwriting and Drama	p. 432
Assessing and Differentiating Instruction	p. 437
Media Literacy	p. 437
Drama Performance	p. 439
Answers to Questions about Viewing and Visually Representing	p. 439
Looking Further	p. 440
MyLabSchool Video Assignment: Mind Maps and Cooperative Learning	p. 441
Children's Books and Films	p. 441
Technology in the Classroom	p. 443
Questions about Technology and Language Arts	p. 443
Technology and the Language Arts	p. 443
Word Processing	p. 445
The Writing Process and Technology	p. 448
Word Processing in Writing Workshop	p. 449
Electronic Messaging	p. 451
Multimedia Projects	p. 455
The Internet	p. 455
WebQuests	p. 458
Hypermedia	p. 458
Caveats for Using Technology	p. 464
Assessing and Differentiating Instruction	p. 465
Answers to Questions about Technology and the Language Arts	p. 467
Looking Further	p. 468
MyLabSchool Video Assignment: Using the Internet	p. 469
Children's Software	p. 469
Language across the Curriculum	p. 470
Questions about Language across the Curriculum	p. 470
Understanding Language across the Curriculum	p. 470
Thematic Teaching	p. 471
Assessing and Differentiating Instruction	p. 489
Answers to Questions about Language across the Curriculum	p. 490
Looking Further	p. 491
MyLabSchool Video Assignment: Planning Instruction: 1st Grade Integrated Language Arts	p. 491
Children's Books	p. 491
References	p. 493
Subject Index	p. 511
Index of Children's Books and Films	p. 522
A Year of Thematic Teaching	p. A-1
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