LRC 480: Children's Literature in the Classroom Section 6 Spring 2002

Skeleton Outline Chapter 10

In your opinion, do the authors go far enough in identifying multiculturalism and/or diversity? What would you add to their perspective?

What is the value of multicultural literature to the reader?

What are some criteria for evaluating multicultural literature? What would you add to or delete from the authors' list?

Define stereotyping in terms of children's literature.

What is the value of international literature to the reader?

What does IBBY stand for? What is the Mildred L. Batchelder Award?

Review the multicultural books (pp. 210-218) and the international books (pp. 218-225) in the bibliographies at the end of the chapter. Read many of these books for your Reading Record.

Skeleton Outline Chapter 12

What are some of the reasons teachers read books aloud to their students?

What is important about prereading a book before sharing it with children?

What are some techniques for making a picture book read aloud more effective?

In reading a chapter book aloud, what are the four identifiable phases described by the author? Give examples of student engagement during each.

What are three possible supports for listeners for chapter book read alouds?

How are booktalks related to effective sustained silent reading?

How does storytelling support the reading?

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