Exploring Nonfiction Literacies: Innovative Practices in Classrooms - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1475843429 ISBN 13: 9781475843422

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, 2018

Synopsis

The book discusses how learners might be guided to interact with texts in a creative but critically engaged and sustainable manner.

About this title

Review:

Exploring Nonfiction Literacies in Classrooms: Innovative Practices is a superb addition to scholarly literature about nonfiction for children. This important resource will help teachers and literary scholars understand the latest in best practice regarding nonfiction literature and greatly expands our understanding of the diverse needs of students.--Barbara Kiefer, Charlotte Huck Professor, The Ohio State University

An exciting and practical guide to innovative non-fiction in the 21st century classroom. This book gives sound pedagogy and practical multi-modal application to a variety of current non-fiction texts. The texts suggested throughout the book are relevant and reflective of today's diverse learners and their individual learning styles. This book will breathe life into non-fiction lessons.--Leigh Brodsky-Schubert, secondary English teacher

About the Author:

Vivian Yenika-Agbaw is professor of children's literature and literacy at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park. She teaches courses on children's and adolescent literature. Ruth McKoy Lowery is professor of literacy and associate chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. She teaches courses on children's literature and literacy education. Laura Anne Hudock is a PhD Candidate in Curriculum and Instruction at The Pennsylvania State University, where she instructs pre-service teachers in Children's Literature, Reading, and Language Arts courses. Paul H. Ricks is a doctoral candidate in Curriculum and Instruction at The Pennsylvania State University, where he currently teaches children's literature courses.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1475843429
• ISBN 13: 9781475843422
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 140
• Editor: Yenika-Agbaw Vivian