Book Club: A Literature-Based Curriculum (2nd Edition)

by Taffy Raphael, Laura Pardo, Kathy Highfield

Overview

Completely revised and updated, this new edition brings fresh insights to the popular Book Club program. Based on the latest classroom research, it helps teachers engage all students with age-appropriate literature, and its unique approach to student-led book discussions is supported by a full range of literacy activities.

A clear overview of the Book Club program is supplemented by new chapters on comprehension, writing, assessment, and classroom management. Complete thematic teaching units for four novels include related readings, unit projects, and correlations to language arts and social studies standards. An additional multi-book unit demonstrates how to teach with several novels at once for more lively and engaging classroom discussions. Innovative blackline masters support writing, comprehension, and assessment.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148602194
Publisher:	Small Planet Communications
Publication date:	09/02/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	296
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Taffy E. Raphael is a professor of literacy education in the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has taught elementary school in North Carolina and Illinois, as well as held faculty positions at the University of Utah, Michigan State University, and Oakland University. Dr. Raphael has worked extensively in teacher education and was recognized with the Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading Award from the International Reading Association, May 1997. Dr. Raphael’s research interests focus on issues related to instruction, including strategies used in reading and writing, teacher and student talk in literacy instruction settings, and teachers’ professional development. She has authored and co-edited several books on the Book Club program, including The Book Club Connection: Literacy Learning and Classroom Talk (Teachers College Press, 1997) and Book Club for Middle School (Small Planet Communications, 2001). Dr. Raphael has been an active member of several professional organizations and is Past-President of the National Reading Conference.

Laura S. Pardo spent fourteen years as a classroom teacher and worked as an educational consultant before taking her current position with the Teacher Education program at Michigan State University. She began her involvement with the Book Club Project in 1990 as a classroom teaching member. She has published the results of her Book Club research in numerous professional journals and books, and she has a continuing interest in teacher research, teacher education, literature-based instruction, and integrated language arts.

Kathy Highfield received her B.A. in elementary education and French and her M.A. in literacy instruction (1994) from Michigan State University. She is currently working on her doctorate in Reading and Language Arts at Oakland University. Her more than ten years of teaching experience include teaching students from second to sixth grade and curriculum coordination at Rose Pioneer Elementary School in Holly, Michigan. Ms. Highfield became involved in the Book Club Project in 1991.

Editorial Reviews

"...an outstanding example of first-rate literacy instruction."

Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota - Dr. Lee Galda

"I give Book Club full credit for the growth in my students' ability to think critically about literature."

Bagnall School, Groveland, Massachusetts - Pat Adams

"Book Club incorporates the best of what research and experienced teachers confirm is essential for students to become active, thoughtful readers."

Department of Reading and Language, National-Louis University - Dr. Donna M. Ogle