Literature-Based Reading Activities (4th Edition) [Paperback]

Ruth Yopp Edwards (Author), Hallie Kay Yopp (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 020544248X | ISBN-13: 978-0205442485 | Publication Date: July 22, 2005 | Edition: 4

Literature-Based ReadingActivitiesprovides classroom teachers and education students with successful, class-tested activities for developing and implementing a literature-based reading program. The Fourth Edition ofLiterature-Based ReadingActivities is distinguished by discussion of the theoretical and research bases supporting all activities. Numerous activities and examples of their application to a variety of genres are provided. In this edition, the authors have added many new activities, including many choices for use with English language learners.

Editorial Reviews

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Beverly J. Boulware, The University of Texas at Arlington

My students have found the Yopp and Yopp book very practical. It is a text they often choose to keep rather than sell back to the university bookstore. Former students have shared with me they use text often and integrate the strategies in their teaching of literature.

 

This book is one that provides quick and easy strategies that my students can use and connect to literature they plan to use in their classrooms.

 

Patricia Hewitt, University of Tennessee, Martin

This is a great book! I would very definitely use it to supplement my regular text because of the great reading activities and ideas.

 

The writing is very appropriate and is easy to sue. I think any pre-service teacher would be comfortable with the format and activities. I can see this book on their teacher resource shelves when they are in the classroom with their own class. It seems to be a valuable resource for them and probably will be one they keep to refer back to during their teaching.

 

All of what is asked in their questions are very useful. Students (at least mine) are appreciative of examples of activities they can immediately implement in their classrooms. The book without those materials would be useless. These are the kinds of things I incorporate into all of my content area methods courses. I model these things for my students so they know how they look and how they should and can be used.

 

The book really gives a lot of good examples for my student to look at. Their main question to me when I assign a project is “Do you have one I could look at?” This book provides that. It is not lacking in examples and lots of ideas for use in the regular classroom. I can see it as a valuable resource for special education teachers also who need ideas for activities to engage their students in reading.

 

Dixie Kelly, Sam Houston State University

I think it is a great book with some wonderful activities for a teacher to use not only in an English/Language Arts/ Reading class, but also in the content area classes.  I found excellent activities that could be used in the upper grades as well.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

From the Back Cover

Class-tested and research-based, this text presents updated activities for designing and employing a literature-based reading program

Reviewers Applaud:
“This book is one of the finest sources for best practice in literature-based reading instruction. . . . The activities are incredibly appropriate!”
—Evelyn Priddy, Ed.D, Huntington College

A Lasting Resource:
“My students feel it is a valuable resource, not only now as pre-service teachers, but later, once they graduate.”
—Avril S. Moore, Fontbonne University

Literature-Based Reading Activities distinguishes itself by presenting

• Theoretically supported exercises for implementing a K-8 reading program.
• Universal activities that may be applied to books of all levels.
• Practical, decision-making guidelines for literature instruction.

New to the Fourth Edition:

• Increased attention to the language development of English learners.
• Numerous exercises that allow for a variety of response styles (both verbal and nonverbal).
• Over a dozen new activities.
• Packed with examples from recent, award-winning and multicultural literature.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 4 edition (July 22, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 020544248X
• ISBN-13: 978-0205442485
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,862 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Resource for Elementary Teachers, March 8, 2007

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This review is from: Literature-Based Reading Activities (4th Edition) (Paperback)

This book is a required text for an Elementary Literacy course I'm taking. It contains a variety of reading activities with excellent examples, and it would make a terrific resource for teachers who want to make reading more engaging, improve comprehension, and encourage stimulating discussions. I will definitely be using this book often in the classroom.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Practical, March 6, 2008

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Out of the KAGILIAN education books I've bought in the past decade or so, this one is so practical. The examples given are useful for almost any age and are broken down in 3 categories (pre-reading, during reading, post-reading). This book has really good ideas.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must buy for every English teacher, December 13, 2010

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This review is from: Literature-Based Reading Activities (5th Edition) (Paperback)

This book bowled me over! This book contains doable lessons for before reading, during reading, and after reading. If you know someone who is looking for new classroom ideas, this book is sure to satsify.