The Critical Nature of Picture Books in Elementary Classrooms, Daigle, Spring 2020

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Course Description

An introduction to a range of children’s literature and methods to integrate picture books into the elementary school classroom, utilizing the Red Clover Book Award titles for 2020.

Course Objectives/Goals

Students will participate in a community of learners and readers while exploring the children’s literature featured within the Red Clover Book Award titles, examine the role that children’s literature plays in an elementary school classroom, and evaluate the effectiveness of instructional methods using children’s literature across the curriculum.

Course Expectations

Participants will:

• read, discuss, compare and evaluate a variety of children’s literature.
• identify the genres of children’s literature and examples for each.
• Interpret the relationship between text and illustrations in picture books and their impact on learners
• explain the role of children’s literature in the development of reading and writing skills.
• Identify enrichment materials for a variety of titles to enhance instruction

Course Content:

• Reading, discussing and evaluating a variety of children’s literature
• Review genres of children’s literature
• Consider age and reading level appropriateness of various children’s books
• Learn instructional strategies as they relate to using children’s literature across the curriculum
• Address the connection between text and illustrations
• Introduction to and study of Red Clover nominees for 2020

ASSIGNMENTS

Each student will build a Google Presentation, writing prompts, and enrichment activities for each of the 10 Red Clover titles. The daily work will involve gathering, sharing and assessing the resources participants find to build their content and develop their background knowledge for each of the titles. Accommodations, companion texts, connection to curriculum and standards will be expected.

Daily homework will be to identify, cite, and share resources and companion texts for each of the ten titles.

Required Texts

Required Texts:  (These will be provided as part of the co  Companion texts as assigned.

Red Clover Books

• Red Clover List 2020

• Agee, Jon. The Wall in the Middle of the Book. Dial, 2018. (ISBN: 978-0525555452)

• Becker, Helaine. Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13. Illustrated by Dow Phumiruk. Henry Holt and Co., 2018. (ISBN: 978-1250137524)

• Dyckman, Ame. Misunderstood Shark. Illustrated by Scott Magoon. Orchard Books, 2018. (ISBN: 978-1338112474)

• Florian, Douglas. Friends and Foes: Poems about Us All. Beach Lane Books, 2018. (ISBN 978- 1442487956)

• Gianferrari, Maria. Hawk Rising. Illustrated by Brian Floca. Roaring Brook Press, 2018. (ISBN: 978-1626720961)

• Keller, Laurie. Potato Pants! Henry Holt and Co., 2018. (ISBN: 978-1250107237)

• Lê, Minh. Drawn Together. Disney-Hyperion, 2018. Illustrated by Dan Santat. (ISBN: 978- 1484767603)

• Love, Jessica. Julián is a Mermaid. Candlewick, 2018. (ISBN: 978-0763690458)

• Pimentel, Annette Bay. Girl Running: Bobbi Gibb and the Boston Marathon. Illustrated by Micha Archer. Nancy Paulsen Books, 2018. (ISBN: 978-1101996683)

• Woodson, Jacqueline. The Day You Begin. Illustrated by Rafael López. Nancy Paulsen Books, 2018. (ISBN: 978-0399246531)

Copy the Red Clover Bibliography for this section.  Also, add any readings or other professional books you want to include as part of the class.

For additional course and registration information

Nancy Daigle

(802) 793-2126

Juliette Longchamp
(802) 223-6375

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