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Language Arts And Reading Instruction: Bibliographies and Research Guides

Lesson planning resources for language arts and reading in the Pre-K - 12 classroom.

Resources

Children's Magazines
A list of juvenile magazines that are available in the Curriculum Materials Center. Titles cover many areas of the curriculum, and are aimed at students from preschool through high school.
Grades: PreK - 12
Fractured Fairy Tales
Each book on this list is an alternate telling of a popular children's story. Each title is labeled with the original story. All books are available in the Curriculum Materials Center of the Cheng Library.
Grades: PreK - 8
Latin America & the Caribbean
A selected list of materials about Latin America and the Caribbean for PreK through Grade 12. Titles identified include picture books,novels, folklore, poetry and biography. All are available in the Curriculum Materials Center of the Cheng Library. Additional factual materials about these countries are also available.,
Grades: PreK - 12
Literature and Language Arts Teaching Resources
A selection of literature and language arts resources helpful for teachers (PreK to 12). These books are available from the Curriculum Materials Center, located in the David and Lorraine Cheng Library of William Paterson University.
Grades: PreK - 12
Mentor Texts
Mentor texts are pieces of literature that serve as models for young writers. The titles on this list are available in the Curriculum Materials Center of the David and Lorraine Cheng Library.
Grades: PreK - 6
Poetry Teaching Resources
A listing of both children's poetry (K-8)and selected teaching resources that are available from the Curriculum Materials Center of the Cheng Library.
Grades: K - 8
Tall Tales
This is a selected list of tall tales that are available in the Curriculum Materials Center of the Cheng Library.
Grades: K - 8
Trickster Tales
Trickster tales feature crafty characters who often find themselves in tricky situations but always find a way out. This is a selected list of trickster tales that are available in the Curriculum Materials Center of the Cheng Library.
Grades: PreK - 6