Lauren Aimonette Liang

In recent years an ever-broadening range of theoretical perspectives have been used to explore issues related to children’s literature. In this edited volume, scholars teaching children's literature courses discuss the theoretical frames they draw on and how these frames shape their course and their students who are educators, librarians, and media specialists. Each chapter includes a discussion of the theory shaping the course as well as a theory-to-practice approach section. Student vignettes offer additional testimony to the success of the theoretical approach used for the course. Chapters are organized into four sections aligned by course type: Children’s Literature Survey Courses; Children’s Literature Survey Courses with a Special Emphasis; Children’s Literature Courses with Specialized Focus; and Education Courses with a Children’s Literature’s Foundation.

In recent years an ever-broadening range of theoretical perspectives have been used to explore issues related to children’s literature. In this edited volume, scholars teaching children's literature courses discuss the theoretical frames they draw on and how these frames shape their course and their students who are educators, librarians, and media specialists. Each chapter includes a discussion of the theory shaping the course as well as a theory-to-practice approach section. Student vignettes offer additional testimony to the success of the theoretical approach used for the course. Chapters are organized into four sections aligned by course type: Children’s Literature Survey Courses; Children’s Literature Survey Courses with a Special Emphasis; Children’s Literature Courses with Specialized Focus; and Education Courses with a Children’s Literature’s Foundation.

A complete classroom toolkit for grades 3–6, this book empowers teachers to leverage high-quality children's literature to boost emotional well-being, positive self-identities, social awareness, and civic engagement. Nine thematic instructional units are built around carefully curated book sets. Teachers are guided to spark meaningful conversations and foster empathy by exploring challenging themes like friendship, bullying, racism, disability, and mental health, through read-alouds and expert-designed activities. Step-by-step lesson plans include ready-to-use scripts, activities, and discussion prompts--all aligned with current academic and social and emotional learning standards. The Appendix features 30 reproducible and downloadable worksheets and handouts; the large-size format facilitates photocopying.

A complete classroom toolkit for grades 3–6, this book empowers teachers to leverage high-quality children's literature to boost emotional well-being, positive self-identities, social awareness, and civic engagement. Nine thematic instructional units are built around carefully curated book sets. Teachers are guided to spark meaningful conversations and foster empathy by exploring challenging themes like friendship, bullying, racism, disability, and mental health, through read-alouds and expert-designed activities. Step-by-step lesson plans include ready-to-use scripts, activities, and discussion prompts--all aligned with current academic and social and emotional learning standards. The Appendix features 30 reproducible and downloadable worksheets and handouts; the large-size format facilitates photocopying.