Kimberly Persiani - The Organized Teachers Guide to Childrens Literature

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In my 20 years of experience in working with children in the K12 public school and private school system and in my work training teachers, I have always encouraged the use of childrens and young adult literature as a key element for planning and delivering instruction in all the subject areas. This guide for children and young adults from pre-K to 12th grade explores the fantastic world of picture books as well as the lovely stories of depth and complexity found in chapter books and novels.

Reading wonderful stories is something of a lost art. When I have the opportunity to share my passion, I always hope my excitement for books comes across to all new and veteran teachers. This book gives me the chance to do just that by presenting hundreds of books that I have had the absolute joy of reading. These titles have been carefully selected to meet a myriad of themes, topics, and relevant issues for todays youth.

Over the years, publishers of many comprehensive reading and language arts programs have done a great job of connecting the various subject areas such as writing, science, history, and the arts across the curriculum to match corresponding stories and novel excerpts. However, although they do teach students how to read, one of the most important elements often slighted in these programs as well as in the training for using these programs is teaching students a love of reading. This is what this text hopes to accomplish: to encourage teachers to engage and teach their students a love of reading by using a wide range of books on specific themes of great interest to their students. It is more than just learning how to read or finish a book.

Because todays students are technologically connected and engaged, they dont gravitate toward the bookshelves as much as they used to. Less commonly do they pick up an interesting book for the pure pleasure of it before they grab their gaming instrument, cell phone, or tablet.

The questions are how do we get kids excited about reading? How do we get them to move away from their electronics long enough to get engrossed in a good piece of literature? And if they ultimately choose their technology at home, how can we at least get them interested in good books at school? Good books are the vehicle for cultivating a students reading fluency and excitement about reading. Whether introducing rich literature into their lives on a daily basis, via hard copy or in electronic form, if students do not have access to books that inspire them, thrill them, and draw in their interests, they will not gravitate toward those bookshelves.

In this text, you will be introduced to a variety of important, interesting, captivating, and fun book titles. These books offer opportunities to develop unit themes, supplement existing lesson plans, and support subject-specific pedagogy while keeping the attention of students and getting them to come back for more.

This book is organized in a strategic way. teachers and librarians the information they need to know exactly which books will meet their students reading levels so that books within these Lexile levels can be made available for students. Instead of offering books that dumb down the curriculum, decent and meaningful pieces of literature can be pulled for students.

In you will read about how to set up a library. This is important so that students have a quiet and comfortable place to read in the classroom besides their own desks. This often makes reading books much more relaxing and enjoyable for young people. Additionally, knowing how to organize books for easy access is critical for making book selection less frustrating for the students.

Once the library is set up, teachers and librarians alike will want to review a variety of reading strategies so that book reading can commence. When reading with students, teachers and librarians can incorporate useful strategies from to increase reading comprehension, vocabulary development, understanding, and interpretation of the theme or content. This is especially important for English language learners and students who struggle with reading, as well as a challenge for those who enjoy thinking outside the box at a higher level.

After explaining reading strategies, it is important to consider ways to group students for discussing books and chapters. presents several opportunities for students to meet and share their ideas about what has been read to them or what they have read independently.