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From: Karen L. Simonetti <klsimonetti>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 21:43:37 -0500
At 05:56 PM 4/15/2003 00, Merri Lindgren wrote:
Um, using this book with "young readers"? Nope, can't say that I have used HEART TO HEART with young readers (which term I usually attribute to those beyond beginning readers and up to middle readers, a definition which could be way off base). But, like Catherine (Atkins) I have used this book: 1/ to create programming for teachers to use in classrooms with readers in high school (ages 12 and up); 2/in programming (myself) for high school students and 3/working with those students in a one-to-one situation. In all three instances, the responses have been overwhelming positive, encouraging and exciting.
The book (and the entire concept of photos to poems and vice versa) is a most dynamic process. I have found it a means to engage readers of all levels, interests and even non-readers. Most rewarding were the students who otherwise found poetry either something distasteful or unaccessible. A favorite follow-up activity is to pass-out illustrated postcards and have the YAs write their poetic responses.
Karen Sue...who was really happy to see this book as an Editors' Choice pick last year....
We have art so that we may not die of reality.
-Nietzsche Karen L. Simonetti phone: 312.337.7114 email: klsimonetti at earthlink.net
Received on Tue 15 Apr 2003 09:43:37 PM CDT
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 21:43:37 -0500
At 05:56 PM 4/15/2003 00, Merri Lindgren wrote:
Um, using this book with "young readers"? Nope, can't say that I have used HEART TO HEART with young readers (which term I usually attribute to those beyond beginning readers and up to middle readers, a definition which could be way off base). But, like Catherine (Atkins) I have used this book: 1/ to create programming for teachers to use in classrooms with readers in high school (ages 12 and up); 2/in programming (myself) for high school students and 3/working with those students in a one-to-one situation. In all three instances, the responses have been overwhelming positive, encouraging and exciting.
The book (and the entire concept of photos to poems and vice versa) is a most dynamic process. I have found it a means to engage readers of all levels, interests and even non-readers. Most rewarding were the students who otherwise found poetry either something distasteful or unaccessible. A favorite follow-up activity is to pass-out illustrated postcards and have the YAs write their poetic responses.
Karen Sue...who was really happy to see this book as an Editors' Choice pick last year....
We have art so that we may not die of reality.
-Nietzsche Karen L. Simonetti phone: 312.337.7114 email: klsimonetti at earthlink.net
Received on Tue 15 Apr 2003 09:43:37 PM CDT
