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Product Identifiers
PublisherTaylor & Francis Group
ISBN-101625311117
ISBN-139781625311115
eBay Product ID (ePID)227678172
Product Key Features
Number of Pages162 Pages
Publication NameDream Wakers : Mentor Texts That Celebrate Latino Culture
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
SubjectTeaching Methods & Materials / Reading & Phonics, General, Study & Teaching
TypeNot Available
Subject AreaReference, Language Arts & Disciplines, Education
AuthorRuth Culham
FormatBook, Other
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight11.3 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2016-018739
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsDream Wakers: Mentor Texts That Celebrate Latino Culture takes the author's love for children's literature and writing and blends it with a special focus on Latino life and culture to provide teachers with new strategies for incorporating some of the best new children's books into writing inspiration. Over 120 such books are paired with lesson ideas designed to emphasize different creative writing processes in a survey packed with insight. Over half of the recommended books are bilingual or offer choices between English and Spanish editions, while advice on charting, encouraging student dialogues from specific readings, and synopses of each book's approach provides plenty of detail educators will find useful for classroom applications. California Bookwatch: December 2016 James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief Diane Donovan, Editor Midwest Book Review, Dream Wakers: Mentor Texts That Celebrate Latino Culture takes the author's love for children's literature and writing and blends it with a special focus on Latino life and culture to provide teachers with new strategies for incorporating some of the best new children's books into writing inspiration. Over 120 such books are paired with lesson ideas designed to emphasize different creative writing processes in a survey packed with insight. Over half of the recommended books are bilingual or offer choices between English and Spanish editions, while advice on charting, encouraging student dialogues from specific readings, and synopses of each book's approach provides plenty of detail educators will find useful for classroom applications. California Bookwatch: December 2016 James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief Diane Donovan, Editor Midwest Book Review
Grade FromSecond Grade
IllustratedYes
Grade ToSixth Grade
Dewey Decimal372.62/3
Table Of ContentChapter 1: Words to Awaken Dreams; Chapter 2: The Center of Attention; Chapter 3: The Meticulous Planner; Chapter 4: The Energizer; Chapter 5: The Nitpicker; Chapter 6: The Conversationalist; Chapter 7: The Curmudgeon
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Synopsis"There is power that resides in outstanding culturally diverse literature--a power that has the potential to engage students in reading and teach them about the art and craft of writing." --Ruth Culham We dream of a time when all students will be confident, capable readers and writers., There is power that resides in outstanding culturally diverse literature'sa power that has the potential to engage students in reading and teach them about the art and craft of writing. 'sRuth Culham We dream of a time when all students will be confident, capable readers and writers. When we teach students to read as writers using mentor texts, we awaken that dream and make it real. Imagine the power of providing students with books that show them their faces, their culture, their lives on every page. And imagine how every classroom's collection of mentor texts can grow by adding books that celebrate diversity. In Dream Wakers: Mentor Texts That Celebrate Latino Culture, Ruth Culham focuses her love of children's literature'sand her decades of work developing the traits of writing'son books that celebrate Latino life and culture. She provides a wide variety of ideas to teach writing using some of the richest and most beautiful children's books available. Dream Wakers gives you: * An annotated list of more than 120 books with do-it-today lesson ideas for teaching the traits of writing'sIdeas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions. More than half of the books listed are bilingual or offer English and/or Spanish editions. * Eleven original, insightful essays by renowned children's authors of some of the featured books * A handy reference chart that helps teachers locate books quickly by trait, genre, language, and author/publisher information. Ruth encourages all of us to make sure students of all backgrounds have access to high-quality, culturally diverse texts and recognize the difference those texts will make in their reading lives, as well as in their perception of themselves as a thinkers, learners, and citizens., There is power that resides in outstanding culturally diverse literature'sa power that has the potential to engage students in reading and teach them about the art and craft of writing. In Dream Wakers: Mentor Texts That Celebrate Latino Culture , Ruth Culham focuses her love of children's literature'sand her decades of work developing the traits of writing'son books that celebrate Latino life and culture. She provides a wide variety of ideas to teach writing using some of the richest and most beautiful children's books available. Dream Wakers gives you: An annotated list of more than 120 books with do-it-today lesson ideas for teaching the traits of writing'sIdeas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions. More than half of the books listed are bilingual or offer English and/or Spanish editions. Eleven original, insightful essays by renowned children's authors of some of the featured books A handy reference chart that helps teachers locate books quickly by trait, genre, language, and author/publisher information. Ruth encourages all of us to make sure students of all backgrounds have access to high-quality, culturally diverse texts and recognize the difference those texts will make in their reading lives, as well as in their perception of themselves as a thinkers, learners, and citizens., "There is power that resides in outstanding culturally diverse literature--a power that has the potential to engage students in reading and teach them about the art and craft of writing." --Ruth Culham We dream of a time when all students will be confident, capable readers and writers. When we teach students to read as writers using mentor texts, we awaken that dream and make it real. Imagine the power of providing students with books that show them their faces, their culture, their lives on every page. And imagine how every classroom's collection of mentor texts can grow by adding books that celebrate diversity. In Dream Wakers: Mentor Texts That Celebrate Latino Culture, Ruth Culham focuses her love of children's literature--and her decades of work developing the traits of writing--on books that celebrate Latino life and culture. She provides a wide variety of ideas to teach writing using some of the richest and most beautiful children's books available. Dream Wakers gives you: - An annotated list of more than 120 books with do-it-today lesson ideas for teaching the traits of writing--Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions. More than half of the books listed are bilingual or offer English and/or Spanish editions. - Eleven original, insightful essays by renowned children's authors of some of the featured books - A handy reference chart that helps teachers locate books quickly by trait, genre, language, and author/publisher information. Ruth encourages all of us to make sure students of all backgrounds have access to high-quality, culturally diverse texts and recognize the difference those texts will make in their reading lives, as well as in their perception of themselves as a thinkers, learners, and citizens.
LC Classification NumberLB1576.C8464 2016
