Convey the magic found in fantasy literature. Enhance your skills in working with and presenting the often overlooked genre of fantasy. This valuable resource offers specific guidelines and examples to help teachers and librarians promote fantasy literature to students and to use fantasy in their lesson plans and programs. It also provides an in-depth view of the background, purposes, sources, and uses of children's and young adult fantasy literature.
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Convey the magic found in fantasy literature. Enhance your skills in working with and presenting the often overlooked genre of fantasy. This valuab...
Tim Wadham, author of the "highly recommended" (REFORMA) and "invaluable" (Booklist) how-to, "Programming with Latino Children's Materials" (1999), returns with this all new guide for children's and school librarians. He provides a core collection of over 100+ titles including board books, picture books, short chapter fiction, novels, poetry, and nonfiction ideal for serving toddlers to teens. Wadham shares authoritative advice for selecting Spanish titles including: an overview of the market, key elements to consider, review sources, and tips for authoring collection development. There is a...
Tim Wadham, author of the "highly recommended" (REFORMA) and "invaluable" (Booklist) how-to, "Programming with Latino Children's Materials" (1999), re...
Instilling a love of reading in a child pays dividends long after early literacy skills have been mastered. The key to successful programming is to make children become participants, encouraging a "literary ear" and love of the beauty of language itself. To help children develop artful language patterns, correct grammar, and a large and rich vocabulary, Wadham offers a range of complete programs for children ages 5-12 that introduce literature in a systematic way. Organized by age, each program: Begins with a list of suggested age-appropriate poems, ranging from choral poetry and nursery...
Instilling a love of reading in a child pays dividends long after early literacy skills have been mastered. The key to successful programming is to ma...