Language Education L559: Trade Books in Elementary Classrooms Spring 2003-- Section 9078 (Online) Fall 2003-- Section 6136 (Online) Instructor: Debbie East

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This course will examine the use of children’s literature, trade books, poetry, and non-textbook materials for teaching language arts and reading in grades K-8.  Special emphasis will be placed on developing personal understandings of how children’s literature can be used to foster awareness, compassion, and insights into interpersonal relationships, cultural differences, and social justice.  In addition to reading a wide variety of children’s literature, we will be reading about, discussing, and inquiring into:

• The benefits of reading aloud
• Traditional, workshop, and critical approaches to literature study
• Social justice and literature curriculum
• Multicultural literature
• Reader response theory
• Censorship of children’s books
• Literature-rich curriculum/focused study
• The relationship between literature and cultural representation and identity
• Using poetry, drama, and shared inquiry in the classroom
• Gender and equity issues in children’s literature

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