Rachel L. Wadham

Integrating Children's Literature through the Common Core State Standards Rachel L. Wadham

Marc Notes: Tackling nearly every aspect of the English Language Arts Standards and the measures they employ, this book offers a thorough plan for engaging elementary school students with literature. It explores the benefits and teaching principles behind CCSS, and explains how to apply them to literature. Table of Contents: Contents Chapter 1: What are the Common Core State Standards? Chapter 2: The Anchor and Grade Level English Language Arts Standards Chapter 3: Text Complexity and The Core Chapter 4: Children's Literature and the Core Chapter 5: The Teaching Principals Behind the Core Chapter 6: Core Skills and Strategies for a Love of Reading Chapter 7: Children's Literature and the Core In Practice "Appendixes" "Index"Biographical Note: Rachel L. Wadham, MLS, MEd, is the education and juvenile collections librarian at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. Terrell A. Young, EdD, is professor of education, with an emphasis in literacy and children's literature at the David O. McKay School of Education at Brigham Young University. Publisher Marketing: Tackling nearly every aspect of the English Language Arts Standards and the measures they employ, it offers a thorough plan for engaging elementary school students with literature. It explores the benefits and teaching principles behind CCSS, and explains how to apply them to literature. Along with the strengths it has in connection to CCSS, you will learn about the history of children's literature and what both fiction and nonfiction bring to the classroom. You will find plenty of practical applications of the CCSS, including book lists and lesson ideas, along with thorough examples. There is also a wealth of information on the kinds of readers you will encounter and explanations of how to meet their needs. A final section focuses on creating a curriculum, connecting the theory throughout the book with concrete lessons plans and units that cover the main CCSS skill sets.

Contributor Bio:  Wadham, Rachel L Rachel L. Wadham, MEd, is librarian and professor of adolescent literature at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. Her published works include Libraries Unlimited's "This is My Life: A Guide to Realistic Fiction for Teens" and Linworth's "Bringing Fantasy Alive for Children and Young Adults". Wadham holds a master's degree in library science from the University of North Texas and a second master's degree in curriculum and instruction from Pennsylvania State University.