Using Literature to Enhance Content Area Instruction: A Guide for K-5 Teachers

Author Rebecca Olness combines her love of children's literature and her experience as a classroom teacher and literacy specialist to show teachers that you can teach both content and literacy concepts simultaneously.

Chapters cover social studies, science, mathematics, and the arts, and in these pages you will find:

Rationale and research-based strategies for integrating content area and literacy instruction using trade books
Sample lesson plans, variations, and assessment ideas for each grade level
Extensive annotated bibliographies of children's literature
Information on how and where to locate quality children's literature

Use this book to meet your time constraints and instructional goals as well as the demand for higher student performance and ultimately, to help student develop an appreciation for quality books.

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