Drawing on extensive classroom experience, the authors demonstrate how shy students, reluctant readers, English language learners, and students who may be less active during class discussion become energized when they explore rich Web sites available from popular, respected children's authors. This book illustrates how this easy, no-risk technology-available at a keystroke-offers wide-ranging benefits, including: Inviting students into a literacy community of readers and writers; Fostering the development of discrete, test-mandated skills;Capitalizing on and deepening students' familiarity with the digital world inways that enhance their literacy growth INDICE: Acknowledgments / About the Authors / Introduction / Welcome to the World of Authors and Readers Online / Getting Started: Beginning to Explore and Use Digital Author Resources With Eric Carle / Reading Through Writing: Rich Language Arts and Social Studies Learning With T.A. Barron / Welcome to Judy Blume's Home Base / Illustrators Are Authors Too! / Creating Class Author Study Web Sites / Appendixes A. Extra Activities to Extend and Expand ExperienceWith Digital Author Studies B. Pedagogy and Standards / Resources / References
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-7386-1
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 152
- Fecha Publicación: 31/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés