Spoofing and Proofing the Classics - Literature-Based Activities to Develop Critical Reading Skills and Grammatical Knowledge

Using shaggy dog stories based on classic literature, the Polettes address common spelling and grammatical errors and the ways in which children can be taught to read critically to recognize them. Stories such as Rapunzel, Alice, The Hare and the Tortoise, and King Arthur, purposely embedded with common errors, have been pretested in teacher workshops given by Nancy Polette and in Dr. Keith Polette's classes at the University of Texas, El Paso. Teachers found them specific enough to be used directly in the writing instruction curriculum and fun for students to read and try to figure out.

About the author

Keith Polette Ph.D., Nancy J. Polette

Product details

• Authors: Keith Polette, Nancy Polette, Polette Keith, Polette Nancy J.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2007
• EAN: 9781591585183
• ISBN: 978-1-59158-518-3
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; English, Teachers' classroom resources & material, Educational: English language: reading & writing skills, Library & Information Sciences, Teachers’ classroom resources and material, Library and information sciences / Museology, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Language Arts / General, EDUCATION / Teaching / Materials & Devices