Poetry Aloud Here!: Sharing Poetry with Children in the Library
by Sylvia M. Vardell
American Library Association, 2006
Paper: 978-0-8389-0916-4 | eISBN: 978-0-8389-9839-7 (PDF)
Library of Congress Classification Z718.1.V338 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification 372.64
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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: WHY MAKE POETRY A PRIORITY? Poetry is Everywhere Life without Poetry What Does Poetry Do? Reclaiming Poetry POET PROFILE: Pat Mora Value of Poetry for Children Learning through Poetry Teaching about Poetry How to Begin CHAPTER 2: WHICH POETS ARE POPULAR? Poetry Awards The NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award Lee Bennett Hopkins Award for Children's Poetry The Claudia Lewis Award Classic Poets Classic Poems Worth Sharing Anthologists Poets from Many Cultures African American Poetry for Young People Latino and Latina Poetry for Young People Asian Pacific American Poetry for Young People Native American Poetry for Young People International Poetry for Young People MEET THE POETS: Fifty Names to Know Poet Web Sites and Biographical Resources Promoting Poets CHAPTER 3: WHAT POETRY DO CHILDREN ENJOY? Kinds of Poetry Books General Anthologies Topical Collections Individual Poet Compilations Poem Picture Books Picture Story Books as Poetic Variations of Poetry Book Formats Collections Based on Poetic Forms Verse Novels Songs in Book Form Mother Goose Folk Poetry Children as Poets Poem Selection Tools Poetry on the Web Poetry in Magazines Audio Poetry Children's Poetry Preferences Evaluating Poetry CHAPTER 4: HOW DO YOU PROMOTE POETRY? The Poetry Shelf Creating a Poetry-Rich Environment Poetry Celebration Occasions National Poetry Month Poetry Displays Poetry Promotion Materials When to Share Poetry Maximizing Alternative Media Conducting Spoken Word Events Featuring the Poets Pairing Poetry Poetry Across the Curriculum Poems for Reading and Language Arts Study Poetry and the Social Studies Poetry and Science Poetry and Mathematics CHAPTER 5: HOW DO YOU PRESENT POETRY TO CHILDREN? Why Share Poetry Out Loud? Guidelines for Oral Reading of Poetry Using Body Language Effectively Getting Children Involved Ten Strategies for Sharing Poetry Out Loud Beginning with Leader Read Aloud And Modeling Reading Poetry Aloud in Unison Inviting Group Participation with Repeated Refrains Using Movement with Poems Call and Response Read Alouds Using Multiple Groups Line-A-Round and Solo Line Poem Reading Poems for Two Voices Reading Poems in Alternating Groups as a Canon Putting Poems to Music for Singing Combining Strategies Seeking Out Audio Poetry Other Creative Alternatives CHAPTER 6: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU SHARE THE POEM? Asking Questions Leading Discussion Dramatizing Poetry Music and Poetry Art and Poetry Writing Poetry Poetic Form Poetry Forms from A to Z Poetic Form: The Biopoem Poetic Form: Found Poems
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