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Literature-Based Reading Activities

Name: Literature-Based Reading Activities
Author: Ruth Helen Yopp,Hallie Kay Yopp
ISBN: 9780205132386

by Ruth Helen Yopp, Hallie Kay Yopp

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A brief, inexpensive book that readers will use and return to because the activities are easy-to-use and they work.
Provides students with guidelines and activities for using children's literature in K-8 classrooms, focusing on the theoretical and research bases for the activities described.
Provides graphic organizers at the beginning of Chapters 2 and 4 to prepare students for the content of the chapters and help students connect the concepts.
Describes specific activities and uses examples from a variety of grade levels and genres so students learn to apply and adapt activities based on instructional goals.
Appendices detailing "Resources for Teachers" and "Award-Winning Literature" serve as a reference guide to journals, magazines, and texts for both teacher enrichment and use in the classroom.
Specific activities described in Chapters 2-5 may be used before, during, and after a reading selection - the three phases of the instructional cycle.

New To This Edition

Activities have been revised and updated to reflect ongoing curriculum research and trends.
An extensive list of up-to-date children's literature websites supports instructor efforts to integrate technology into their classrooms and provides a means for maintaining currency.
A record of Orbis Pictus award recipients highlights the importance of nonfiction literature in reading programs and provides a resource for selecting nonfiction books for use in the classroom.

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This update of the 1996 edition offers new activities and examples of using literature in grades K-8; resources for teachers; and a list of Caldecott, Newbery, and Orbis Pictus award-winning titles. Both Yopps are at California State U., Fullerton. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)