TBED6400: Content Area Instruction for ESL: Teaching Activities

Suggestions of both fiction and nonfiction titles that can model good writing. Includes information about persuasive writing and resources about social issues.

Overview of children's literature, with numerous lists of recommended books in many different categories. Standard text for children's literature courses.

Seven volume set organized by grade levels that suggests fiction and nonfiction titles. In addition to basic information about the book, noteworthy feature and teaching ideas are included.

Provides practical suggestions of how to use leveled books to support the teaching of reading. Includes two lists of leveled books, one by title, the other by reading level.

Fredericks provides detailed information about books to use with a specific social studies theme and an extensive list of possible teaching actitivies.

Organized by broad themes (friends, endangered animals, poetry) this book lists five titles for each theme, then provides suggested teaching activities in many curricular areas (art, music, writing, etc.).

Suggests children's books that can be used to teach a variety of science concepts. Sample teaching activities support the teaching of both science and reading.