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This text is intended for Elementary Language Arts Methods courses, and courses combining elementary and middle school language arts. It is also suitable for use in block courses combining introductory reading methods and language arts. The course can be found in school of education departments of elementary education, and curriculum and instruction.LANGUAGE ARTS: LEARNING AND TEACHING brings together three of the most respected names in the field of reading education. It offers a balanced perspective and is distinguished by its attentiveness to the teaching of language arts in a time of systemic reform. No other text offers this much emphasis on standards for teachers and students. Grounded in state of the art research, this book is filled with practical teaching ideas and vivid illustrations of language arts teachers in action.
This text provides information on all the facets of language arts (listening, speaking, writing, and reading) and the connections among these areas, while using childrens literature to facilitate learning. Featuring many activities and teaching suggestions, this text is a practical resource with solid research and theory.
This book describes standards for the English language arts and defines what K-12 students should know about language and be able to do with language. The book presents the current consensus among literacy teachers and researchers about what students should learn in the English language arts--reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and visually representing. The first chapter of the book (Setting Standards in the English Language Arts) addresses defining the standards and the need for standards. The second chapter (Perspectives Informing the English Language Arts Standards) discusses the content, purpose, development, and context of the standards. The third chapter presents the 12 st...
The nature of the elementary school population in the U.S. has changed considerably since today's adults were school children. In general, the student bodies of elementary schools are becoming increasingly diverse; this is a trend that is projected to continue into the 21st century. The past 25 years have seen changes in society, family structures, and technology-all of which have profoundly affected children changing the very nature of childhood and influencing the ways children learn. The second edition of this book continues to present a brief, yet thorough examination of the major aspects of the Language Arts. The book adopts a balanced approach to the Language Arts, employing techniques of both holistic and traditional methods. Important topics are covered without weighing the readers down with heavy citations, lengthy jargon, and radical approaches. Topics include: a definition of Language Arts, how children learn language, oral communication, written communication, teaching writing, literature, and more. Elementary school teachers.
Intended to provide elementary school language arts teachers with new and interesting teaching activities, this book contains over 100 teacher-tested classroom activities that are based on the whole language approach to learning. Chapters discuss the following: (1) a world of language in use; (2) literature points the way (including themes and organization, literature and experience, and extended literature); (3) making sense by reading (including predictions and expectations, reading awareness and control, invitations to read, and music, drama, and reading); (4) writing for self-expression; (5) learning to write by writing; (6) writing for an audience (including developing a sense of audien...