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From: Susan Swords Steffen <susanss>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:02:38 -0500
I would be really interested in hearing from others who teach children's literature courses what picturebooks and novel chapters they have used as read alouds. There is just not time for full novel read alouds, but I would love to find some stand alone chapters that would introduce a novel or an author.
I get a lot of mileage out of Patricia Polacco picture books - Pink and Say, The Butterfly, Thank You, Mr. Falker and others. I also use Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes as a first day of school book for the first day of class. And they seem to connect with Goin Someplace Special because it reminds them of the emotions they experienced going away to college for the first time - not a response I particularly expected but it makes for a good example of reader response that sparks discusssion.
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:02:38 -0500
I would be really interested in hearing from others who teach children's literature courses what picturebooks and novel chapters they have used as read alouds. There is just not time for full novel read alouds, but I would love to find some stand alone chapters that would introduce a novel or an author.
I get a lot of mileage out of Patricia Polacco picture books - Pink and Say, The Butterfly, Thank You, Mr. Falker and others. I also use Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes as a first day of school book for the first day of class. And they seem to connect with Goin Someplace Special because it reminds them of the emotions they experienced going away to college for the first time - not a response I particularly expected but it makes for a good example of reader response that sparks discusssion.
-- Susan Swords Steffen Director of the Library Elmhurst College 190 Prospect Ave. Elmhurst, IL 60126 (630)617172, fax (630)617332Received on Tue 24 Aug 2004 12:02:38 PM CDT
