基本説明
The authors show how carefully selected fiction, nonfiction, and poetry can support students' learning across the curriculum.
Full Description
Providing practical guidance and resources, this book helps teachers harness the power of children's literature for developing ELLs' literacy skills and language proficiency. The authors show how carefully selected fiction, nonfiction, and poetry can support students' learning across the curriculum. Criteria and guiding questions are presented for matching books and readers based on text features, literacy and language proficiency, and student background knowledge and interests. Interspersed throughout are essays and poems by well-known children's authors that connect in a personal way with the themes explored in the chapters. The annotated bibliography features over 600 engaging, culturally relevant trade titles.
Contents
"Pizza," Janet S. WongI. Getting to Know English Learners"How to Say Thy Name," Yangsook Choi1. English Learners'Writing the Muslim American Experience," Asma Mobin-Uddin2. Matching Books to English Learners"Only a Joke?: Humor as a Bridge between Cultures and Languages," Uma Krishnaswami3. English Learners' Academic and Social Language: Moving from Surviving to Thriving"Creativity Begins at Home," Pat MoraII. Selecting and Using Books with English Learners "I Know the River Loves Me," Maya Christina Gonzalez4. Selecting and Using Fiction with English Learners in Grades K-6"Fear and Joy in Leaving Your Country," Jorge Argueta5. Selecting and Using Poetry with English Learners in Grades K-6"Books as Mirrors," Lulu Delacre6. Selecting and Using Nonfiction with English Learners in Grades K-6"I'm Learning to Speak English," J. Patrick Lewis* Appendices: A. Books for Learning about Immigrants and English LearnersB. Guidelines for Matching Literature to English Learner Proficiency LevelsC. Children's Books for Social Language (Basic "Survival") TopicsD. Narrow Reading Suggestions for Different Formats* Children's Books Cited
