Literacy Beyond Picture Books

Literacy Beyond Picture Books

Author: Dorothy Dendy Smith

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2009-06-02

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1412971144

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Teaching literacy to middle school and high school students with significant disabilities can prove challenging when available reading materials don't match students' reading levels and interests. This accessible, step-by-step guide shows teachers how to match students with appropriate texts and develop inventive themed units that encourage literacy learning. The authors demonstrate how teachers can build whole units around a selected text by creating hands-on activities that engage multiple senses. This valuable resource includes sample activities and lesson plans, ideas for adapting general education materials, and essential information on how to Build vocabulary and use retelling and guided reading Teach functional skills on a daily basis Incorporate media and assistive technology Coordinate with general education teachers and involve parents Assess students' learning and meet Individualized Education Plan goals Perfect for special education and inclusive classrooms, this resource features everything teachers need to motivate students with disabilities and help them develop literacy skills! Book jacket.


Literacy Beyond Picture Books

Literacy Beyond Picture Books

Author: Dorothy Dendy Smith

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2009-06-02

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1452273340

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"I was rejuvenated by the opportunities for exciting and meaningful instruction. My creative thoughts ran rampant with how I could use these ideas with my novice teachers as well as within my classroom." —Jayne Englert-Burns, Consulting Teacher, Special Education Montgomery County Public Schools, Germantown, MD "The authors have done a nice job of describing how to make teaching student-centered by focusing on individual student interests and learning styles and by making classroom instruction exciting and fun." —Dennis H. Reid, Director Carolina Behavior Analysis and Support Center Engage students′ interest and build foundational literacy skills! Teaching literacy to middle school and high school students with significant disabilities can prove challenging when available reading materials often don′t match students′ reading levels and interests. This accessible, step-by-step guide shows teachers how to match students with appropriate texts and develop inventive themed units that encourage literacy learning. Teachers can build whole units around a selected text and create hands-on activities that engage multiple senses. This valuable resource includes sample activities and lesson plans, ideas for adapting general education materials, and essential information on how to: Build vocabulary and use retelling and guided reading Teach functional skills on a daily basis Incorporate media and assistive technology Coordinate with general education teachers and involve parents Assess students′ learning and meet IEP goals Perfect for special education and inclusive classrooms, this resource features everything teachers need to motivate students with disabilities and help them develop literacy skills!


Reading Picture Books with Children

Reading Picture Books with Children

Author: Megan Dowd Lambert

Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing

Published: 2015-11-03

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1580896626

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A new, interactive approach to storytime, The Whole Book Approach was developed in conjunction with the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and expert author Megan Dowd Lambert's graduate work in children's literature at Simmons College, offering a practical guide for reshaping storytime and getting kids to think with their eyes. Traditional storytime often offers a passive experience for kids, but the Whole Book approach asks the youngest of readers to ponder all aspects of a picture book and to use their critical thinking skills. Using classic examples, Megan asks kids to think about why the trim size of Ludwig Bemelman's Madeline is so generous, or why the typeset in David Wiesner's Caldecott winner,The Three Pigs, appears to twist around the page, or why books like Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express and Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar are printed landscape instead of portrait. The dynamic discussions that result from this shared reading style range from the profound to the hilarious and will inspire adults to make children's responses to text, art, and design an essential part of storytime.


I Walk with Vanessa

I Walk with Vanessa

Author: Kerascoët

Publisher: Schwartz & Wade

Published: 2018-04-24

Total Pages: 21

ISBN-13: 1524769576

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This simple yet powerful picture book--from a New York Times bestselling husband-and-wife team--tells the story of one girl who inspires a community to stand up to bullying. The perfect back-to-school read for every kid, family and classroom! Don't miss the companion book, I Forgive Alex, about the importance of compassion and forgiveness. Inspired by real events, I Walk with Vanessa explores the feelings of helplessness and anger that arise in the wake of seeing a classmate treated badly, and shows how a single act of kindness can lead to an entire community joining in to help. By choosing only pictures to tell their story, the creators underscore the idea that someone can be an ally without having to say a word. With themes of acceptance, kindness, and strength in numbers, this timeless and profound feel-good story will resonate with readers young and old. A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year "This beautifully illustrated story shows young readers how to become caring and supportive upstanders. Love it!" --Trudy Ludwig, bestselling author of The Invisible Boy


Talking Beyond the Page

Talking Beyond the Page

Author: Janet Evans

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780415476966

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Talking Beyond the Page shows how different kinds of picturebooks can be used with children of all ages and highlights the positive educational gains to be made from reading, sharing, talking and writing about picturebooks. With contributions from some of the world's leading experts, chapters in this book consider how: children think about and respond to visual images and other aspects of picturebooks children's responses can be qualitatively improved by encouraging them to think and talk about picturebooks before, during and after reading them the non-text features of picturebooks, when considered in their own right, can help readers to make more sense out of the book different kinds of picturebooks, such as wordless, postmodern, multimodal and graphic novels, are structured children can respond creatively to picturebooks as art forms picturebooks can help children deal with complex issues in their lives Talking beyond the Page also includes an exclusive interview with Anthony Browne who shares thoughts about his work as an author illustrator. This inspiring and thought provoking book is essential reading for teachers, student teachers, literacy consultants, academics interested in picturebook research and those organising and teaching on teacher education courses in children's literature and literacy.


The Social Skills Picture Book

The Social Skills Picture Book

Author: Jed Baker

Publisher: Future Horizons

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1932565353

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Describes in pictures the proper responses to real-life situations that youth with social communication challenges face on a daily basis.


Rectangle Time

Rectangle Time

Author: Pamela Paul

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2021-02-16

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 0593115112

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Perfect for story time, New York Times Book Review editor Pamela Paul's funny and charming story about books, pets, and reading together will enchant readers of all ages. This spunky, self-assured cat has always loved Rectangle Time--when the boy and the man he lives with curl up with their rectangle and read aloud from it. The cat knows how helpful he is during Rectangle Time, of course--his presence is vital to the very ritual! But when the rectangle starts to get smaller, the stories start to get quieter, and worst of all, the boy no longer needs the cat's "help," the cat must find a way to reclaim his part in Rectangle Time, even if slightly different from before. In this fun, funny, and ultimately sweet story about growing up, embracing change, and the ways we all can misread social cues, we see the power of stories to bring everyone together--there's always room for everyone at story time. Praise for Rectangle Time: "The story subtly celebrates the pleasures of being read to and of growing toward reading independence. . . . A good option to hand educators needing to teach inference and for lovers of silly cats." --SLJ "A sweet story about falling in love with reading." --Kirkus "Comforting . . . clever." --Publishers Weekly "This readaloud is sure to become a read-along as the listener's own literacy and vocabulary skills increase." --BCCB "Truly delightful . . . kids will giggle over the familiar feline antics." --Booklist


The Worm and the Bird

The Worm and the Bird

Author: Coralie Bickford-Smith

Publisher: Particular Books

Published: 2023-08-31

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780241675564

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'Enchanting, touching, full of lightness and wisdom' Carlo Rovelli From the bestselling author of The Fox and the Star, a spellbinding clothbound fable about searching and hoping, and how the smallest moment can be beautiful Deep below the earth, Worm dreams of having more space. There's not much room down there. Above, Bird waits, through sun and rain and wind. As the day goes on, will they both find what they are looking for? Nominated for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and shortlisted for the British Book Design and Production Awards 2018