Don't Leave the Story in the Book: Using Literature to Guide

Don't Leave the Story in the Book: Using Literature to Guide Inquiry in Early Childhood Classrooms (Early Childhood Education)

Drawing from 30 years of teaching and professional development experience, this book 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.
Country USA
Brand Teachers College Press
Manufacturer Teachers College Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780807752876
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Don't Leave the Story in the Book: Using Literature to Guide Inquiry in Early Childhood Classrooms (Early Childhood Education)