| Description |
xix, 553 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm + 2 CD-ROMs (4 3/4 in.) |
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4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
Contexts for teaching and learning the language arts: Language arts, learning and teaching ; Organizing and managing the language arts program ; Role of literature in language arts teaching and learning -- Language arts processes: Oral language, early and later development ; Oral language, supporting relationships among talk, listening, reading, writing, and viewing in the classroom ; Reading, the emergence of literacy in the early years ; Reading, responding to and learning from texts through the grades ; Writing, launching children into writing ; Writing, writing across the genres -- Links and supports for language arts learning and teaching: Word study, vocabulary, and spelling supports for literacy ; Written language conventions, grammar, punctuation, and handwriting ; Linking assessment and instruction ; Language arts learning and teaching across the curriculum -- Teacher's choices in children's literature |
| Summary |
"Written by three of the most respected names in methods education, this new text is filled with practical teaching ideas and vivid illustrations of language arts teachers in action. Based on solid, current research and best practices, this book shows pre-service teachers how children best learn the language arts and how instruction supports their learning. Each chapter is linked to specific standards for effective teaching - making the book easy to align with state mandates and course syllabi. Authors Dorothy S. Strickland, Lee Galda, and Bernice E. Cullinan also focus on how literature can be utilized as a major resource both for learning language and for learning through language."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
CD-ROM contains: Tool Bank component featuring forms, checklists, samples, and other resources, videotaped interviews with the text authors and lively Teacher-to-Teacher panel discussions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
System requirements for accompanying CD-ROMs: Windows 98, ME, XP or Mac OS 8.6 or later; Pentium II, 233 MHz processor or Power PC processor or later; Windows 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended) or Macintosh 64 MB RAM; 16 bit sound card; 800 x 600, 16-bit high color display; speakers or headphones; 8x CD-ROM drive |
| Subject |
Language arts (Primary)
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Oral communication -- Study and teaching (Primary)
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Reading (Primary)
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Penmanship -- Study and teaching (Primary)
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Children's literature -- Study and teaching (Primary)
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Language arts (Middle school)
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| Author |
Cullinan, Bernice E.
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Galda, Lee.
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| LC no. |
2003101512 |
| ISBN |
0534567460 |
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0534567525 2 CD-ROMs |
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