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List of contents
I. CELEBRATING LITERATURE, RESPONSE, AND TEACHING.
1. Literature, Teaching, and Reader Response: Balancing Books and Readers in the Classroom.
2. Reader Response to Literature: From Rosenblatt's Theory to Research to Classroom Practice.
II. CELEBRATING LITERATURE.
3. The Art of the Picture Book: The Blending Illustration and Text.
4. Traditional Tales and Modern Fantasy: The Domain of Imagination.
5. Poetry: The Power and Pleasure of Language.
6. Realistic and Historical Fiction: The Boundary of Reality.
7. Biography and Informational Books: The Realm of Nonfiction.
8. Multicultural and International Literature: Appreciating Cultural and Global Diversity.
III. CELEBRATING RESPONSE CONNECTIONS.
9. Talking About Books: From Oral Response to Literature Conversations.
10. Literature Response Journals: Written Reflections during Reading.
11. Literature as a Model for Writing: Apprenticing the Author's Craft.
12. Drama, Art, and Music: Expressive Arts as Response.
13. Response to Nonfiction: Blending Efferent and Aesthetic Response.
IV. CELEBRATING INTERTEXTUAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS.
14. Interdisciplinary and Intertextual Connections: Response through Literature Clusters, Theme Explorations, and Twin Texts/Technology.
V. CELEBRATING RESPONSE GROWTH THROUGH ASSESSMENT.
15. Documenting Response to Literature: Authentic Perspectives.
Appendix A: Children's Book Awards and Recognition.
Appendix B: Professional Resources.
Appendix C: Children's Literature.
Summary
For courses in children's literature.
Coverage is based on Louise Rosenblatt's transactional theory of reader response, and organized around five main “celebrations” that the author uses as a framework for uniting the findings of reader-response theory with quality children's literature and exemplary reflective, literature-based practice. Reinforced by teachers' experiences in actual classrooms, this text provides a wealth of ideas for projects, readings, and response-based activities that will engage all learners in the joy of reading and responding to literature. It blends an appreciation of children's books across all genres with an emphasis on meaningful instructional strategies for literacy programs.
