Poetic Possibilities

Using Poetry to Enhance Literacy Learning

Featuring Poems From The Reading Teacher

Susan E. Israel, editor, with Michelle M. Israel

The literacy-themed poems in this anthology—reprinted from the premier journal for literacy educators, The Reading Teacher—give teachers, literacy coaches, and parents a new way to enhance literacy learning.

Use this book to

Integrate poetry into classroom lessons to develop your students’ lifelong love of reading and writing

Motivate students of all ages with opportunities for meaningful reading and writing

Encourage students and colleagues to write poetry

Promote professional reflection, growth, and change

Each poem is accompanied by prompts to get you and your students thinking and by a literacy application to help you use the poem in the classroom. You’ll also find additional resources to prompt further thinking or research on the poem’s topic.

© 2006 | 144 pp.
ISBN 13: 978-0-87207-582-5

Also of interest:

Life’s Literacy Lessons

Poetry Workshop for Middle School

Tiger Lilies, Toadstools, and Thunderbolts

Also by Susan E. Israel:

Teachers Taking Action

Using Metacognitive Assessments to Create Individualized Reading Instruction

Shaping the Reading Field