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Interpreting Literature With Children
Contributor(s): Wolf, Shelby A. (Author)
ISBN: 0805845135     ISBN-13: 9780805845136
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $190.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2003
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Annotation: A remarkable book that addresses the ways in children respond to literature across a variety of everyday classroom situations. The result is a balanced resource for teachers who want to deepen their understanding of literature and literary engagement.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Elementary
- Non-classifiable
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading & Phonics
Dewey: 372.64
LCCN: 2003017992
Lexile Measure: 1280
Series: Literacy Teaching Series
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6" W x 9" (1.46 lbs) 336 pages
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Clearly organized and beautifully written, Interpreting Literature With Children is a remarkable book that stands on the edge of two textbook genres: the survey of literature text and the literary criticism text. Neither approach, however, says enough about how children respond to literature in everyday classroom situations. That is the mission of this book.

It begins by providing a solid foundation in both approaches and then examines multiple ways of developing children's literary interpretation through talk, through culture, class, and gender, as well as through creative modes of expression, including writing, the visual arts, and drama. The result is a balanced resource for teachers who want to deepen their understanding of literature and literary engagement.

Because of its modest length and price and its ongoing focus on how to increase student engagement with literature, either pre-service or practicing teachers can use this text in children's literature, language arts, or literacy and language courses.