Engaging With Literature: A Workshop for Teachers, Grades 3-5

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Asking Questions: An Interactive Guide

1. Foundations 2. Looking at Literature 3. Starting Classroom Conversations 4. Classroom Dialogues Introduction » Key Points » Learning Objectives » Background Reading » Homework » Classroom Connection » Teacher Reflection » Ongoing Activity » Additional Reading 5. Using Art and Other Disciplines To Enrich Classroom Conversations 6. Beginning the Year 7. Many Students: Many Voices and Abilities 8. Reacting to Students' Work 9. The Professional Teacher

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Workshop 4. Classroom Dialogues

Additional Reading

BJ Namba listens as her students exchange ideas and impressions about the book they are reading together.

BJ Namba listens as her students exchange ideas and impressions about the book they are reading together.

Ask ERIC
http://www.askeric.org
This educational database provides access to thousands of helpful resources for teachers. A search for "classroom discussion" identifies a number of articles useful for teachers interested in improving their students' discussion skills.

Overbooked
http://www.overbooked.org/
This non-profit site collects booklists, authors, reviews, and "must reads." The children's literature section of the site features a wide variety of links and author lists.

Newbery Medal Homepage
http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html
This site lists all the Newbery winners and authors as well as providing information about the selection process.

Professional Journals About Literature Instruction:

CELA Newsletter
http://cela.albany.edu/newsletter.htm
The National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement, State University of New York, Albany, publishes a newsletter in the fall, winter, and spring. The newsletter addresses a wide range of issues concerning literacy.

The National Council of Teachers of English
http://www.ncte.org/
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) publishes many subscription journals including Language Arts for the elementary school level. Many issues are available online to members.

Texts mentioned by teachers or students in this workshop program:

Sounder by William Howard Armstrong
The Big Bike Race by Lucy Jane Bledsoe
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
"Last Touch" by Donald H. Graves
The Color of My Words by Lynn Joseph
Drawing Lessons by Tracy Mack
A Family Apart by Joan Lowery Nixon
Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco
Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Behind the Bedroom Wall by Laura E. Williams
Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff

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