| Don't Leave the Story in the Book: Using Literature to Guide Inquiry in Early Childhood Classrooms Contributor(s): Hynes-Berry, Mary (Author), Ryan, Sharon (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0807752878 ISBN-13: 9780807752876 Publisher: Teachers College Press OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Elementary - Language Arts & Disciplines | Literacy - Education | Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten) |
| Dewey: 372.640 |
| LCCN: 2011031852 |
| Series: Early Childhood Education |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 8.8" (0.65 lbs) 216 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing from 30 years of teaching and professional development experience, the author offers a roadmap for using children's literature to provide authentic learning. Featuring a "storyteller's voice," each chapter includes a case study about how a particular fiction or nonfiction work can be used in an early childhood classroom; a series of open-ended questions to help readers construct their own inquiry units; and a bibliography of children's literature. This book provides a unique synthesis of ideas based on constructivist approaches to learning, including the importance of positive dispositions and learning communities, the nature of higher-order thinking, and the relationship between methods such as guided inquiry in the sciences and balanced literacy. |