Books That Teach Kids to Write (Paperback)

This book provides a wealth of read-aloud titles and related activities that provide busy teachers with the tools to help students in grades K-12 become successful writers. Teachers can always benefit from new techniques that allow them to teach writing in a more engaging and enjoyable manner, and a resource that identifies a plethora of excellent children's books that help students become successful writers would also be helpful. Books That Teach Kids to Write introduces busy educators to the finest in children's literature in all genres, appropriate for readers in grades K through 12; and provides effective ideas for using those books to stimulate and improve student writing. This book discusses language use and other critical components of good writing, showcasing the children's books and specific activities that can help both primary and secondary school students. Included reproducibles for the writing exercises make lesson planning simple, while the sheer number of titles discussed and the extensive bibliographies provided minimize the time teachers must spend researching books to use with their students. An appendix includes more writing instruction resources, such as children's books, websites, and professional texts. Includes 14 reproducible sheets that help students practice the skills described in the book Provides extensive bibliographies and references to all the nearly 400 books discussed Contains an index that enables teachers to readily access different topics Presents quotes and advice from 25 experts in the field

General

Imprint:	Libraries Unlimited
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2011
First published:	May 2011
Authors:	Marianne Saccardi
Dimensions:	280 x 216 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	178
ISBN-13:	978-1-59884-451-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Children's literature studies Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > Library & information services Books > Social sciences > Education > General Promotions
LSN:	1-59884-451-2
Barcode:	9781598844511

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