Description
Book SynopsisThis book recognizes nonfiction text as a staple part of the literacy curriculum and advocates that educators include it in their daily practices. It offers innovative ideas on how these texts can be used to nurture literacy acquisition, growth, and fluency in and out of the classroom.
Trade ReviewExploring Nonfiction Literacies in Classrooms: Innovative Practices is a superb addition to scholarly literature about nonfiction for children. This important resource will help teachers and literary scholars understand the latest in best practice regarding nonfiction literature and greatly expands our understanding of the diverse needs of students. -- Barbara Kiefer, Charlotte Huck Professor, The Ohio State University
An exciting and practical guide to innovative non-fiction in the 21st century classroom. This book gives sound pedagogy and practical multi-modal application to a variety of current non-fiction texts. The texts suggested throughout the book are relevant and reflective of today's diverse learners and their individual learning styles. This book will breathe life into non-fiction lessons. -- Leigh Brodsky-Schubert, secondary English teacher
Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction- Critical Thinkers and Innovative Practices Vivian Yenika-Agbaw and Ruth McKoy Lowery Chapter 1- Exploring the Universe of Facts: Outstanding Nonfiction and Biographies Deborah Thompson Chapter 2- Picture Book Biographies as Mentor Texts Leslie Colabucci, and Vivian Yenika-Agbaw Chapter 3- Mirrors and Windows for All: Nonfiction Picture Books as Tools for Understanding Disabilities Patricia A. Crawford, and Kaybeth Calabria Chapter 4- Challenging Gifted and Talented Readers with Nonfiction Texts Margot Dickey and Laura Anne Hudock Chapter 5- Nonfiction Instruction for English Language Learners Xiaodi Zhou and Danling Fu Chapter 6- Differentiating and Promoting Critical Thinking with Nonfiction Multimodal Text Sets Danielle Hartsfield and Nicole Maxwell Chapter 7- Creating an Appealing and Usable Classroom Library of High Quality Diverse Nonfiction Texts Cuthbert Roland-Storm Conclusion- A Few Thoughts on Using Nonfiction Texts in the 21st Century Classroom Paul H. Ricks About the Editors About the Contributors
