| The Reading Connection: Bringing Parents, Teachers, and Librarians Together Contributor(s): Knowles, Liz (Author), Smith, Martha (Author) |
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ISBN: 1563084368 ISBN-13: 9781563084362 Publisher: Libraries Unlimited OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1997 Annotation: Establishing a book club is a great way to involve parents in promoting literacy to young readers. This book shows you how to start a book club in your school or community, and it provides bibliographies of literature resources for children. Suggested topics and sample book club sessions help you get started, and an extensive bibliography, arranged by genre, guides teachers, parents, and students in selecting reading material. Chapters cover read-alouds, picture books, horror stories, multicultural literature, poetry, science fiction, nonfiction and reference, bibliotherapy and problem novels, award-winning books, biographies, and books in a series. For each genre the authors offer a general overview, suggest discussion questions, provide a bibliography, and list resources for further reading. Helpful Internet addresses and additional topics are included in the concluding chapter. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading & Phonics - Education | Parent Participation - Language Arts & Disciplines | Literacy |
| Dewey: 372.41 |
| LCCN: 96042451 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 8.58" W x 11.24" (0.90 lbs) 118 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Establishing a book club is a great way to involve parents in promoting literacy to young readers. This book shows you how to start a book club in your school or community, and it provides bibliographies of literature resources for children. Suggested topics and sample book club sessions help you get started, and an extensive bibliography, arranged by genre, guides teachers, parents, and students in selecting reading material. Chapters cover read-alouds, picture books, horror stories, multicultural literature, poetry, science fiction, nonfiction and reference, bibliotherapy and problem novels, award-winning books, biographies, and books in a series. For each genre the authors offer a general overview, suggest discussion questions, provide a bibliography, and list resources for further reading. Helpful Internet addresses and additional topics are included in the concluding chapter. |