Chitton (elementary education, U. of Wyoming, Laramie) offers elementary and middle school librarians and teachers ideas for reading and sharing poetry to communicate and interrelate all areas of study. The text contains an opening chapter on the national education standards, poetry, and language. Each of the six subsequent chapters contains lists of poetry anthologies, poetic picture books, and poetic prose ... Read moreworks for use in teaching language arts, science, mathematics, social studies, fine arts and physical education. Within each subject chapter, the materials are conveniently organized into themes and specific standards. The thoroughly revised second edition covers current issues in education and the wealth of new poetry books available.
Reference & Research Book News
This edition retains much of the same format as the 1st edition but new poetry has been added and new activities result. This would be a great addition to the teaching collection of most school libraries.
ARBA
With the emphasis in most schools on improving literacy, fluency, and reading and writing test scores, this book is extremely valuable. . . . Because all teachers must incorporate writing into their teaching, having relevant poetry for their curriculum and ideas on how to use it, will make this book popular. . . . Many of these books may have been missed when they were first published, and including them in one source will make filling the gaps in the library collection much easier. . . . Highly recommended.
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