Using Literature to Enhance Content Area Instruction A Guide for K–5 Teachers Rebecca Olness

Rebecca Olness combines her love of children’s literature and her experience as a classroom teacher and literacy specialist to show how to teach content and literacy concepts simultaneously.

Chapters cover social studies, science, mathematics, and the arts. You'll find

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 instructional goals within your time constraints—and ultimately, to help student develop an appreciation for quality books.

© 2007 | 224 pp.
ISBN 13: 978-0-87207-600-6