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Download full textKlug, Beverly J. – 1986
The use of children's literature in the classroom can greatly enhance the core curriculum by supporting children's cognition, language, personality, social, aesthetic, and creative development. Preservice teachers often have difficulty conceptualizing a style of literature presentation that will provide optimum learning-stimulation, however, and…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Literature Appreciation, Reader Text Relationship
Watson, Jerry J. – 1985
Literary gaps were identified by Wolfgang Iser in 1974 as "vacant pages" that invite the reader to reflect and enter into the text thereby motivating students to experience the text as reality. Arthur Applebee, in 1979, identified three categories to distinguish children's types of interaction with stories: (1) the complexity of literary…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Creative Development, Creative Expression, Elementary Education
Strube, Penny – 1996
Intended as a guide for teachers of grades 3-6, this book presents ideas for the use of literature groups in the classroom. In chapter 1, the author talks about her own reading background and her discovery of teaching methods for literature, and presents ideas for forming literature groups. Chapter 2 offers advice on selecting and collecting good…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
Marzollo, Jean – Instructor, 1991
Multicultural books can make cultural awareness and appreciation an integral part of the classroom. This article examines various books that convey positive recognition of peoples' differences and similarities and that teach history, geography, nature, culture, problem solving, art, creativity, and race relations. (SM)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Cultural Awareness
Douglass, Malcolm P., Ed. – 1986
Focusing on the importance of the search for meaning in reading, the essays in this book address critical reading and the confusion about the place of skill development in the search for meaning. The following works are included: "Introduction to the 50th Yearbook" (M. P. Douglass); "The Quest for Meaning" (M. Poplin);…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Critical Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Karolides, Nicholas J., Ed. – Wisconsin English Journal, 1983
The six articles in this focused journal issue are concerned with literature teaching on the secondary and college level. The titles and authors of the articles are as follows: (1) "Aesthetic Reading and Teaching: 'Candide' Revisited" (Michael G. Gauthier); (2) "Discovery: The Role of Subjective Response in Initiating the Literature…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Aesthetic Values, Book Reviews, Censorship
Franklin, Elizabeth; And Others – Insights into Open Education, 1987
A group of elementary teachers enrolled in a graduate class in language arts at the University of North Dakota explored how children construct their own meanings as they interact with texts. One teacher regularly read to her 20-month-old grandson, and excerpts from the journal she kept reveal that his understanding of a specific text evolved to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Language, Childrens Literature, Grade 5
Gambell, Trevor J. – 1986
Focusing on literature and the teaching of literature, this monograph presents and discusses salient issues, inviting the reader to participate in the dialogue. The first section following the introduction presents reasons for teaching literature and discusses the types, quality, and selection of literature, as well as literature and values. The…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Canadian Literature, Censorship, Childrens Literature
Peer reviewedEeds, Maryann; Wells, Deborah – Social Education, 1991
Discusses a study in which fifth and sixth grade students joined with novice teachers to discuss literature in cooperative study groups. Finds students engaged in dialogue with teachers and peers, constructing meanings, revealing personal involvement, and actively inquiring about and evaluating the literature. Includes an excerpt from the…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Childrens Literature, Classroom Environment, Cooperative Learning
