Publisher's Synopsis
Discover teacher-tested ideas, resources, and activities that will instill in your students a lifetime love of literature. Adapt these examples of literature-based instruction to your own curriculum, and ignite the spark that will turn on your students to reading. The book's 43 articles cover a range of topics, including nonfiction trade books, creating a database of children's literature, poetry, multiculturalism, thematic units, picture books, readers' work-shops, teacher/children collaboration, fairy tales, writing to music, publishing student works, and student portfolios. You'll also find the IRA position statement on providing books and other print materials for classroom and school libraries, and information on the IRA's "Choices" booklists.
