Teaching with Books that Heal
Authentic Literature and Literacy Strategies to Help Children Cope with Everyday Problems
- 184 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Teaching with Books that Heal
Authentic Literature and Literacy Strategies to Help Children Cope with Everyday Problems
About This Book
Help children learn coping skills through literature! This book answers the often repeated question: Is there a children's book I can read in my classroom to give children insight into significant life events? Literature ideas and activities help students cope with real-life situations, such as bullying, that interfere with school. This book will assist educators in guiding and nurturing children's special issues and concerns with outstanding, ready-to-go reading and writing lessons. This professional resource for K-6 educators and parents uses literature with identifiable characters to help children who are facing challenges in their lives. Like bullying, peer acceptance, peer pressure, and being different, as well as family situations such as death, divorce, adoption, and sibling rivalry.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Table of Figures
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Standards Alignment Chart
- Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning
- NCTE/IRA Standards for English Language Arts
- Chapter 1: Bullying
- Chapter 2: Peer Acceptance
- Chapter 3: Accepting Differences
- Chapter 4: Death of a Family Member
- Chapter 5: Death of a Friend
- Chapter 6: Death of a Pet
- Chapter 7: Adoption
- Chapter 8: Divorce
- Bibliography
- Title Index
- Author Index