Living Literature: Using Children's Literature to Support Reading and Language Arts

by Wendy C. Kasten, Janice V. Kristo, Amy A. McClure

This is the ideal book to help prospective teachers improve children's reading and language arts skills and instill in them a genuine and lasting love of reading. The book demonstrates numerous ways to integrate literature into the daily fabric of classroom life. Following a solid grounding in the basics every reading teacher needs, individual chapters explore genres of children's literature and teaching strategies specific to each genre. Then, the authors examine currently accepted effective practices for engaging young readers in hands-on reading in a way that fosters a love of literature that will last a lifetime. Early childhood and elementary education literature and language arts teachers.

416 pages, Paperback

First published November 14, 2004

Reviews

[Kjersti]

The format of this book was really hard to follow. It had little boxes and bits of information all over the place.

[Tina]

Used in night class - Children' Literature.