Gail E. Tompkins, California State University, Fresno

Published July, 1997 by Prentice Hall Career & Technology

Copyright 1998, 620 pp.
Cloth
ISBN 0-13-856907-X

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    Language Arts Methods in the Elementary School-Curriculum and Instruction

Appropriate for courses in Elementary Language Arts Methods, Elementary and Middle School Language Arts, and Language and Literacy in the Elementary School. As the leading language arts book on the market, this popular core text for beginning teachers presents the content of the language arts curriculum and the most effective strategies for teaching it to students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The philosophy of the text reflects a constructivist approach to teaching and learning. The book's coverage encompasses all of the language arts, all traditional topics, and offers the strongest treatment available of the reading-writing connection.




NEW—This edition features a quilting motif as a way of looking at the six language arts, (listening, talking, reading, writing, viewing, and visually representing), to examine how they fit together to create the language arts curriculum.
NEW—The concepts of visual literacy—viewing and visual representation— have been added and contain more activities involving visual literacy.
NEW—A greater emphasis is placed on strategies and skills; the role of the reading process, particularly comprehension; and the reasons behind instructional strategies. This new edition also examines the reasons for choosing certain instructional strategies in particular situations.
NEW—The chapter (Ch. 13), Putting It All Together, has been completely rewritten to model a variety of field-tested focus units. FEATURES
The processes of reading and writing provide the foundation for the three instructional approaches used in this book: literature focus units, reading and writing workshops, and theme cycles.
PRO-Files at the beginning of each chapter feature an actual classroom teacher and demonstrate how the teacher implements the chapter information in the classroom.
Adapting Instruction To Meet the Needs of Every Learner—a special feature in most chapters— gives explicit suggestions for enriching the learning experiences of students for whom standard techniques are not always enough.
Numerous mini-lessons for teaching specific language arts topics to children are included throughout.



(NOTE: All chapters end with review extensions. References have been moved to the back of the book.)

1. Learning and the Language Arts.

How Children Learn. Language Learning and Culture. How Children Learn Language Arts.

2. Teaching Language Arts.

Language-Rich Classrooms. Instructional Approaches. Assessing Students' Learning.

3. The Reading and Writing Processes.

The Reading Process. The Writing Process. Connections Between Reading and Writing.

4. Emergent Literacy.

Fostering Young Children's Interest in Literacy. Young Children Emerge into Reading. Young Children Emerge into Writing.

5. Looking Closely at Words.

History of the English Language. Words and Their Meanings. Teaching Students About Words.

6. Writing in Journals.

Types of Journals. Teaching Students to Write in Journals.

7. Listening to Learn.

The Listening Process. Aesthetic Listening. Efferent Listening. Critical Listening.

8. Sustaining Talk in the Classroom.

Conversations. Aesthetic Talk. Efferent Talk. Dramatic Activities.

9. Reading and Writing Stories.

Developing Students' Concepts of Story. Reading Stories. Writing Stories.

10. Reading and Writing Information.

Developing Students' Knowledge About Informational Books. Reports. Letters. Life-Stories.

11. Reading and Writing Poetry.

Playing With Words. Reading Poems. Writing Poems.

12. Language Tools: Spelling, Handwriting, and Grammar.

Spelling. Handwriting. Grammar.

13. Putting It All Together.

Multicultural Literature. Literature Focus Units. Reading and Writing Workshop. Theme Cycles.

References.
Appendix A. Award-Winning Books for Children.
Appendix B. Resources About Authors and Illustrators.
Author Index.
Subject Index.

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