Literature-Based Reading Activities

Description

Literature-Based Reading Activities: Engaging Students with Literary and Informational Text is the ideal resource for pre-service and in-service teachers looking for practical help and exciting classroom activities for ensuring all students have successful interactions with literature. Brief and inexpensive, it is widely appreciated for its numerous activities, unique discussions of the theoretical and research bases supporting all of the activities, and the variety of grade levels and genres covered. The activities are useful with a wide range of texts, and the guidelines show readers how to be effective decision makers as they plan literature instruction for the culturally, linguistically, and academically diverse K–8 students in today’s classrooms.

This new edition includes:

• Updated information about sharing literature in the context of today’s classrooms.
• New activities for supporting students’ interactions with literature.
• Numerous new examples of children’s literature, many of them recent award winners.
• Updated discussions of research on recent studies and major reports.
• A new feature, Take Five! (or Take Ten!).
• Ideas and suggestions for using literature in the content areas.
• 11 new activities for expanding teachers’ repertoires for engaging students with literature,
• Increased attention to using technology to support students’ interactions with and responses to literature,
• More than 80 new examples of exceptional literature,
• A list of websites of recommended literature, including positive, authentic examples of literature for diverse populations.

Enhancements to this new edition include:

• New discussions showing how experiences with literature can support student progress toward:
  • Developing and using 21^st Century skills
  • Meeting the Common Core State Standards.
• Updated discussions of research, including new references to recent studies and major reports.
• A new feature inviting readers to take a few moments to learn from five or 10 tips related to the topic under discussion: Take Five! (or Take Ten!).
• Ideas and suggestions for using literature in the content areas, including a figure identifying resources for selecting literature appropriate for several content areas, plus highlighted activities particularly useful for content-area teachers.
• 11 new activities for expanding teachers’ repertoires for engaging students with literature.
• Increased attention to using technology to support students’ interactions with and responses to literature. Included are new figures sharing technology tools and tips, several new activities emphasizing the use of technology, and new ideas for integrating technology.
• More than 80 new examples of exceptional literature, including an increased number of nonfiction examples.
• A list of websites of recommended literature in which diverse populations are represented in a positive and authentic manner, with sample titles.

This brief, inexpensive, widely-popular resource gives pre-service and in-service teachers practical help and exciting classroom activities for ensuring all students have successful interactions with literature. The unique discussions of the theoretical and research bases supporting all of the activities set the book apart from others in the field, as do the variety of grade levels and genres covered; the adaptability to a wide range of texts; and the guidelines that show readers how to be effective decision-makers as they plan literature instruction for the culturally, linguistically, and academically diverse K—8 students in today’s classrooms. This new edition includes:

• Updated information about sharing literature in the context of today’s classrooms.
• New activities for supporting students’ interactions with literature.
• Numerous new examples of children’s literature, many of them recent award winners.
• Updated discussions of research on recent studies and major reports.
• A new feature, Take Five! (or Take Ten!).
• Ideas and suggestions for using literature in the content areas.
• 11 new activities for expanding teachers’ repertoires for engaging students with literature,
• Increased attention to using technology to support students’ interactions with and responses to literature,
• More than 80 new examples of exceptional literature,
• A list of websites of recommended literature, including positive, authentic examples of literature for diverse populations.

1. Using Literature in the Classroom

Theoretical Perspectives

New Contexts for Sharing Literature

Teacher Responsibilities

Rationale for Selection of Activities for This Book

2. Prereading Activities

Anticipation Guides

Opinionnaires/Questionnaires

Book Boxes

Book Bits

Cover Clues

Character Quotes

Contrast Charts

K-W-L Charts

Semantic Maps

Preview-Predict-Confirm

Concrete Experiences

Picture Packets

Picture Carousels

Quickwrites

Quickdraws

Conclusion

3. During-Reading Activities

Literature Circles

Strategy Cards

Literature Maps

Contrast Charts

Investigator’s Notebook

Graphic Organizers

Character Perspective Charts

Character Webs

Character Carousels

Circle of Viewpoints

Feelings Charts

Journals

Character Blogs

Ten Important Words

Pack the Suitcase

Conclusion

4. Postreading Activities

Polar Opposites

Literary Report Cards

Powerful Passages

Sketch to Stretch

3-D Responses

Dramatic Responses

Magazine Cover

Multimedia Responses

Book Trailers

Pod Previews

Venn Diagrams

Book Charts

Internet Investigations

Conclusion

5. Writing and Bookmaking Activities

A Process Approach to Writing

Poetic Responses

Literary Borrowing

Genre Translations

Multigenre Responses

Pop-Up Books

Accordion Books

Fold-Up Books

Mini Fold-Up Books

Slit Books

Retelling Picture Books

Graduated-Pages Books

Baggie Books

Digital Books

Conclusion

Afterword

Appendix: Internet Resources

References

Index

Educators get invaluable information based on the authors’ beliefs that quality literature is an essential component of classroom activity and learning; teachers should engage their students in thinking deeply about ideas in literature, making connections with and across literature, and responding to literature in ways that enrich their lives; students bring unique perspectives, experiences, and contexts to their reading of literature; and social interaction is at the heart of learning.

This popular resource gives readers:

• Important background information, with particular attention to diverse learners including English learners. (Ch. 1)
• Descriptions of pre-, during-, and post-reading activities for literature-based reading experiences, complete with examples of their applications at several grade levels and for a variety of genres. (Chs. 2, 3, and 4)
• A focus on writing and publishing student work in response to literary and informational text. (Ch. 5)
• A few helpful final comments from the authors (in the Afterword).
• Lists of websites for enriching the literature experience (in the Appendix).
• Icons to draw readers’ attention to information regarding both English leaners and the use of technology.

Pre-service and in-service teachers get practical help and exciting classroom activities for ensuring all students’ successful interactions with literature.

Teachers turn to this brief, inexpensive, yet invaluable resource for its numerous exciting, classroom-tested activities for ensuring students’ successful interactions with literature. The unique discussions of the theoretical and research bases supporting all of the activities set the book apart from others in the field, as do the variety of grade levels and genres covered; the adaptability to a wide range of texts; and the guidelines that show readers how to be effective decision-makers as they plan literature instruction for the culturally, linguistically, and academically diverse K–8 students in today’s classrooms.

Throughout the book and in the examples, the authors show the importance of sharing multicultural literature and informational trade books. The activities are appropriate for the full range of learners in the classroom, and attention is given to supporting the language development of English Learners through numerous activities that provide scaffolds for meaning making, promote social interaction centered on literature, and engage students in authentic discussions about literature.

This edition includes updated information about sharing literature in the context of today’s classrooms, new activities for supporting students’ interactions with literature, and numerous new examples of children’s literature, many of them recent award winners.

Hallie Kay Yopp is a Professor in the Department of Elementary and Bilingual Education at California State University, Fullerton where she was named Outstanding Professor of the Year. She teaches courses in literacy in the credential and graduate programs. Her professional activities include engaging in research, writing, serving on editorial boards for professional journals, and working with the community. Hallie was a public school teacher for ten years, primarily in bilingual settings. An inductee into the California Reading Hall of Fame, she was also honored with the California State University Systemwide Wang Family Excellence Award. Hallie currently is Co-Director of the California State University 23 campus system’s Center for the Advancement of Reading.

Ruth Helen Yopp is a Professor in the Department of Elementary and Bilingual Education at California State University, Fullerton. She teaches literacy theory and pedagogy to pre-service and graduate students, writes on topics of literacy and classroom teaching, directs several teacher development projects, and works closely with teachers in local schools. Ruth is actively involved in university, state, and regional committees and serves on the editorial boards of several literacy journals. Ruth taught in the public schools for ten years prior to joining the university faculty and was the recipient of district and county awards for her teaching. She is an inductee into the California Reading Hall of Fame.