160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book anchors shared reading as an essential element within a comprehensive and balanced literacy program. Margaret Mooney In this book, Brenda Parkes introduces new teachers to shared reading and helps experienced teachers revitalize this important teaching practice. Starting with the bedtime story, Read It Again! outlines the essential elements and benefits of shared reading and provides... Read more
Chapter 1: Shared Reading; Chapter 2: Shared Reading in the Classroom: Capturing the Essentials of the Bedtime Story; Chapter 3: Using Shared Reading for Implicit and Explicit Instruction; Chapter 4: Shared Reading in Action; Chapter 5: How Shared Reading Contributes to the Other Components of a Balanced Literacy Program; Chapter 6: Working with Narrative Texts; Chapter 7: Informational Texts; Chapter 8: Innovating on Shared Reading Books: The Reading-Writing Connection; Chapter 9: Choosing Resources for Shared Reading
Biography
The Enormous Watermelon and The Royal Dinner, Brenda Parkes is uniquely placed to write this book. She began her career as an early childhood teacher in New Zealand and Australian classrooms and later became a faculty member at Griffith University, Queensland, where her research and teaching centred on early literacy learners and learning. She has presented keynote papers, workshops and seminars in Australia, England, Canada and the United States. She lives in Australia with her husband, David and Shetland sheepdog, Max.
