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Literature for children and adolescents. Informational books.

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Reviews informational books as a valid source of content area knowledge. The class discusses what constitutes a good informational book, identifying books that meet the preferred criteria and modeling methods for using them when teaching reading and library skills. Video class participants share ide...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Traverso, Mark (Director, Producer), Bernstein, Jean (Speaker)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: University Park, IL : Governors State University, 1999.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Children > Books and reading > Study and teaching.
Teenagers > Books and reading > Study and teaching.
Children's literature.
Enfants > Livres et lecture > Étude et enseignement.
Adolescents > Livres et lecture > Étude et enseignement.
Lecture
lectures.
Lectures.
Conférences.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Reviews informational books as a valid source of content area knowledge. The class discusses what constitutes a good informational book, identifying books that meet the preferred criteria and modeling methods for using them when teaching reading and library skills. Video class participants share ideas for topical-friendly units that combine fiction and informational books. The Author's Corner goes to the classroom, featuring school-age students who share opinions on their favorite informational books. (No featured author discussion).
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 8, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (58 minutes)
Playing Time:00:57:09