However, I think that it is important to expand their so that they can increase their schema. They should be encouraged to read books about places they've never been, and about people they don't have much in common with in order to gain understanding of those things.
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Chapter 5 - Poetry
Poetry has always been fun for me to read. When I was in middle school I started writing poems, and it is something I still do today. Chapter five talks about the importance of introducing great examples of poetry to students, and then encouraging them to learn the different types of poetry. Poetry is important because it teaches children elements such as rhyme, alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia, and rhythm.
When I was doing some searching on the internet I found the following book.
Title: Stella, Unleashed: Notes from the Doghouse
Author: Linda Ashman
Illustrator: Paul Meisel
The web address below also gives you a sneak peek at the inside of the book. I found that there are also a whole bunch of related websites that give teachers "lesson plans" for this specific book. The book is really cute, and it is something that most young readers can recognize and find interest in...a puppy.
Please take a look at the book; I think that it is a great poetry book that your students would enjoy!
http://books.google.com/books?id=-KbaB72eU-kC&dq=%22stella+unleashed%22+ashman&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=1hwmk9ZI32&sig=nZ-KbxUgsZAx5IgvvSOkesFTt-U&hl=en&ei=cgSjSbz1JoTSnQf-xIH9DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#v=onepage&q=&f=false
2 comments:
I agree with you that children are interested in things they have background knowledge in. It is important; however, to introduce the children to new things. I do think it is important to let the child have the freedom of picking out their own books to read. I stated in my own blog that as a student during my time we were not given these options. I didn’t become a reader until I was much older. I was always not interested in the material. I believe there are lots of children out there that have potential but are not interested in certain material.
THanks for sharing the book Stella Unleashed. I am a dog lover and this looks like a book I'd like to own.
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