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In The Story World, Kids Really Want To Read New Book Maps Out The Journey, Kay Hyatt
In The Story World, Kids Really Want To Read New Book Maps Out The Journey, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
It's not that kids can't read, but that they won't because they can't "see" or "live through" the story. That insight from the perspective of seventh and eight graders led a determined teacher to find out just what the act of reading really is and to let his students in on the secret. In You Gotta Be the Book, recently released by Teachers' College Press and the National Council of Teachers of English, Jeffrey Wilhelm, now a University of Maine professor, weaves the drama and characters of his teacher research into new theory and practice that is described as "groundbreaking." …
Easy Reading Is Hard Work, Kay Hyatt
Easy Reading Is Hard Work, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
Think those books the teacher is sending home with your kindergarten or first grade child are too easy? Before jumping to that conclusion, parents should understand that "easy" reading is a powerful learning technique, says a University of Maine literacy expert. "Our culture seems to think that if reading isn't hard, then the child isn't learning, " says Paula Moore, director of the Center for Early Literacy at UMaine's College of Education. Even when there's seemingly little effort, young children are doing plenty of work, according to Moore. They are working hard at one of the most important aspects of …
First Day Jitters: Teachers Have Them, Too, Kay Hyatt
First Day Jitters: Teachers Have Them, Too, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
The beginning of a new school year is full of excitement - and anxiety - but not just for students. New teachers seeped in the myths of super teachers of print and film and filled with visions of working worders with students have some tough lessons to learn, according to classroom veterans who tell it like it is in a new book, "Oops: What We Learn When Our Teaching Fails."