| Teaching Literacy Through the Arts Contributor(s): McDonald, Nan L. (Author), Fisher, Douglas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1593852800 ISBN-13: 9781593852801 Publisher: Guilford Publications OUR PRICE: $27.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: Accessible and hands-on yet grounded in research, this book addresses the "whats," "whys," and "how-tos" of integrating literacy instruction and the arts in grades K-8. Even teachers without any arts background will gain the skills they need to bring music, drama, visual arts, and dance into their classrooms. Provided are a wealth of specific resources and activities that other teachers have successfully used to build students' oral language, concepts of print, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and writing, while also promoting creativity and self-expression. Special features include reproducible worksheets and checklists for developing, evaluating, and implementing arts-related lesson plans. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts - Education | Elementary - Education | Educational Psychology |
| Dewey: 372.6 |
| LCCN: 2005031506 |
| Series: Tools for Teaching Literacy |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 7.04" W x 9.9" (0.82 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Accessible and hands-on yet grounded in research, this book addresses the whats, whys, and how-tos of integrating literacy instruction and the arts in grades K-8. Even teachers without any arts background will gain the skills they need to bring music, drama, visual arts, and dance into their classrooms. Provided are a wealth of specific resources and activities that other teachers have successfully used to build students' oral language, concepts of print, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and writing, while also promoting creativity and self-expression. Special features include reproducible worksheets and checklists for developing, evaluating, and implementing arts-related lesson plans. |