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Because children's literature explores serious issues using situations and language young students can readily understand, the authors of Sensitive Issues have selected current fiction and nonfiction elementary-level titles that can also be developed into units of study. They describe popular high-quality literature and stimulating activities to help young people deal with specific and important issues in their lives: divorce, substance abuse, death and dying, nontraditional home environments, child abuse, prejudice and cultural differences, moving, and disabilities.
List of contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Making Reading Real 3
Problems in the World 4
Literacy and Aliteracy 5
A New Approach 7
Resources 9
Empowerment 11
1 Using Children's Books To Explore Sensitive Issues 13
Why Use Children's Literature? 13
Why Read Aloud? 14
What Strategies May Be Used? 14
Directed Reading-Thinking Activity 14
Directed Listening-Thinking Activity 15
Inferential Strategy 15
Intra-Act 16
Guided Reading Procedure 17
Guided Listening Procedure 18
Directed Listening-Language Experience Approach 19
Expectation Outline 19
Radio Reading 20
What Follow-Up Activities May Be Used? 20
Petry 20
The Name Pem 20
The Five W's and H Pem 21
Biopems 21
Cinquain 22
Diamante 22
Art 23
Writing 24
Drama 24
Reader's Theater 24
Story Theater 25
TV Talk Show 25
References 25
2 Dealing with Divorce 27
Fiction 28
Nonfiction 45
3 Dealing with Substance Abuse 55
Fiction 56
Nonfiction 63
4 Dealing with Death and Dying 81
5 Dealing with Nontraditional Home Environments 109
6 Dealing with Child Abuse 139
Fiction 139
Nonfiction 157
7 Dealing with Prejudice and Cultural Differences 161
8 Dealing with Moving 193
9 Dealing with Illness and Disability 223
Illness 224
Disability 234
Directory of Publishers 251
Index 257
About the author
Cindy S. Gillespie, Timothy V. Rasinski
