The Wonder of It All: When Literature and Literacy Intersect

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Author: Nancy J. Johnson

ISBN-10: 0325009732

ISBN-13: 9780325009735

Category: Literary Reference

Children's literature is an important presence in many literacy classrooms - but it can be so much more. In The Wonder of It All, you'll enter classrooms where literature is a full-fledged partner in literacy instruction and see how creating a literature-rich school environment engages students and stimulates them to grow as readers, writers, speakers, and thinkers.\ The Wonder of It All details how practicing elementary and middle-level teachers can invite children's literature to become a...

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Children's literature is an important presence in many literacy classrooms-but it can be so much more. In The Wonder of It All, you'll enter classrooms where literature is a full-fledged partner in literacy instruction and see how creating a literature-rich school environment engages students and stimulates them to grow as readers, writers, speakers, and thinkers.

Acknowledgments     viiIntroduction     ixThe Presence of Literature in Literacy Learning     1What Are the Benefits of Partnering with Literature?     2How Can Teachers Foster a Partnership with Literature?     5How Do Teachers Develop This Partnership with Authors and Illustrators?     8Conversation with...author-illustrator Marla Frazee and editor Allyn Johnston     11Side by Side by Side