For the Love of Language: Poetry for Every Learner
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Book Overview
All children are natural poets--even those who are academically at-risk. In For the Love of Language, the author illustrates how literacy scaffolds can release the poet within every child. Explore colour, nonsense, and shape poems; modelled poetry, free verse, alliteration, limericks; haiku, argument, alphabet poems; and many more. Each poetry activity provides a description, an easy-to-follow pattern, lead-in activities, and student-written samples. Winner of Learning Magazine Teachers' Choice Award.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1895411610
ISBN13:9781895411614
Release Date:January 1994
Publisher:Portage & Main Press
Length:176 Pages
Weight:0.72 lbs.
Age Range:6 years and under
Grade Range:Kindergarten to Grade 1
Customer Reviews
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A MUST HAVE FOR TEACHERS!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This book is one of the most loved and most used tools in my professional library. It makes poetry accessible to every child with the use of "ladders" and several examples from different levels of ability. The patterns are clearly spelled out and my third graders were usually quick to catch on. The book is further divided by levels of difficulty, making this a one size fits all type of resource. I am today ordering my second copy, as someone borrowed it last year and liked it so much they "forgot" to return it! If you teach poetry, you need this book! We even use the "If It Weren't For You" poem as a Mother's Day gift project. This book is worth every cent.
Student of Cecil
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Dr. Cecil teaches with laughter and poise, and her writing reflects this. Filled with hundreds of brilliant ideas, Dr. Cecil's book is creative and helpful. Teach your children to read, write, appreciate, and adore poetry with Dr. Cecil's books!
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