Discusses excellent Spanish translations of popular American books for children, examples of outstanding bilingual books in English and Spanish, poetry books, and examples of inferior bilingual books published in the United States. A list of 32 books noting author, title, translator, publisher, publication date, and suggested grade level is…

Poetry offers excellent possibilities for teaching creative dance. Curriculum development and lesson plan ideas in the area of poetry interpretation through dance and movement for elementary school students are described. (CJ)

Outlines a three-period unit for secondary school students that aims to link the experience of poetry with the experience of works of art. Includes teacher responses to the outline. (HOD)

Notes that contemporary poets are writing sensitive and imaginative poetry that offers children insights into life and fun. (FL)

Lists and annotates new books for children, arranged according to the following categories: Christmas books; picture books; stories for younger, intermediate, and older readers; folklore; poetry; and nonfiction. (AEA)

Discusses the development of the Canadian Heritage Writing Competition and the opportunities it has offered young Canadian writers. (AEA)

Examines the poetry preferences of 792 children in grades one, two, and three in a national sampling. (HOD)

Describes the growth and current status of children's literature in Cuba. (AEA)

Offers advice and techniques for poetry writing in high school English classes. (RL)

Discusses the use of video in teaching poetry composition, where the video equipment becomes a feedback tool to help students write and present better poems. (CMV)

Argues that teachers often mislead students into believing that writing poetry is an act of self-expression that focuses everyone's attention on the author, rather than a demanding art that produces a piece of writing separate from the author and deserving of its own attention. (AEA)

Claims that choral reading of poetry can increase children's appreciation of poetry and extend their interpretive reading skills. Reasons to include such an approach in a curriculum are tied to child development theory. Attention is given to ways to plan such classroom activities. (Author/DB)

Describes the use of six children's poems by the poet Shel Silverstein to encourage children to read. (HTH)

Describes the poems written by sixth grade students in response to William Carlos Williams's poem "The Dance" and Pieter Bruegel's painting "The Peasant Dance." (HTH)

Reports on the difficulties a teacher had while trying to compose her first poetry assignment at the Bread Loaf School of English. (RL)