Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 140
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Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜
978-1-4758-4341-5 • Hardback • July 2018 • $67.00 • (£52.00)
978-1-4758-4342-2 • Paperback • July 2018 • $34.00 • (£25.00)
978-1-4758-4343-9 • eBook • July 2018 • $32.00 • (£25.00)
Vivian Yenika-Agbaw is professor of children’s literature and literacy at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park. She teaches courses on children’s and adolescent literature.
Ruth McKoy Lowery is professor of literacy and associate chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. She teaches courses on children's literature and literacy education.
Laura Anne Hudock is a PhD Candidate in Curriculum and Instruction at The Pennsylvania State University, where she instructs pre-service teachers in Children’s Literature, Reading, and Language Arts courses.
Paul H. Ricks is a doctoral candidate in Curriculum and Instruction at The Pennsylvania State University, where he currently teaches children’s literature courses.
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction- Critical Thinkers and Innovative Practices
Vivian Yenika-Agbaw and Ruth McKoy Lowery
Chapter 1- Exploring the Universe of Facts: Outstanding Nonfiction and Biographies
Deborah Thompson
Chapter 2- Picture Book Biographies as Mentor Texts
Leslie Colabucci, and Vivian Yenika-Agbaw
Chapter 3- Mirrors and Windows for All: Nonfiction Picture Books as Tools for Understanding Disabilities
Patricia A. Crawford, and Kaybeth Calabria
Chapter 4- Challenging Gifted and Talented Readers with Nonfiction Texts
Margot Dickey and Laura Anne Hudock
Chapter 5- Nonfiction Instruction for English Language Learners
Xiaodi Zhou and Danling Fu
Chapter 6- Differentiating and Promoting Critical Thinking with Nonfiction Multimodal Text Sets
Danielle Hartsfield and Nicole Maxwell
Chapter 7- Creating an Appealing and Usable Classroom Library of High Quality Diverse Nonfiction Texts
Cuthbert Roland-Storm
Conclusion- A Few Thoughts on Using Nonfiction Texts in the 21st Century Classroom
Paul H. Ricks
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Exploring Nonfiction Literacies in Classrooms: Innovative Practices is a superb addition to scholarly literature about nonfiction for children. This important resource will help teachers and literary scholars understand the latest in best practice regarding nonfiction literature and greatly expands our understanding of the diverse needs of students.
— Barbara Kiefer, Charlotte Huck Professor, The Ohio State University
An exciting and practical guide to innovative non-fiction in the 21st century classroom. This book gives sound pedagogy and practical multi-modal application to a variety of current non-fiction texts. The texts suggested throughout the book are relevant and reflective of today's diverse learners and their individual learning styles. This book will breathe life into non-fiction lessons.
— Leigh Brodsky-Schubert, secondary English teacher