Teaching Language and Literature in Elementary Classrooms: A Resource Book for Professional Development / Edition 2

ISBN-13: 9781138143159 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Publication date: 03/30/2016 Pages: 432 Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) The goal of Teaching Language and Literature in Elementary Classrooms: A Resource Book for Professional Development, Second Edition is to help the beginning teacher create a classroom environment that integrates literacy development with learning in all areas of the curriculum. Theoretically based, well organized, and practical, this text identifies the major components of an integrated language program and describes and illustrates skills teachers need to implement this kind of program in their own classrooms. It is uniquely designed as a handbook for beginning educators that serves both as a text and as a professional resource to be carried into the first year of teaching.The narratives in this text, and the accompanying instruction for preparing to teach, are included for every elementary instructional level. A consistent chapter format is used