This textbook is intended for use in teacher preparation courses and as a resource for practicing K-...
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This textbook is intended for use in teacher preparation courses and as a resource for practicing K-8 teachers, to assist in choosing appropriate books for individual students. Coverage includes engaging readers in good books; criteria for judging a book; specific genres in children's literature; and issues specific to the classroom, including motivating children to read, how to teach reading using a wide variety of childen's literature, self-assessing one's teaching, evaluating students' reading progress, and teaching across the curriculum using children's literature. Accompanied by a CD-ROM with a database of over 14,000 children's titles, searchable across eleven fields. This text would also be suitable for parents wanting to assist in their children's development as readers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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