Good Books Matter

Good Books Matter

How to Choose and Use Children's Literature to Help Students Grow as Readers

by Shelley Stagg Peterson, Larry Swartz

184 pages· 2008· ISBN 9781551382326
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Based on extensive research on the features that make children's books appealing and appropriate, this valuable teacher resource offers guidance on selecting books, strategies for specific grade levels, suggestions for extension, and tips for assessment. This teacher-friendly book is organized around the major genres -- traditional literature, picture books, nonfiction, poetry, and multicultural texts -- that will inspire young readers. Throughout the book, teachers will find suggestions for using literature to implement shared reading, reading aloud, and response strategies with emergent, developing, and independent readers.

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