For the Love of Language: Poetry for Every Learner [Paperback]

Nancy Cecil (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1895411610 | ISBN-13: 978-1895411614 | Publication Date: January 1, 1994

All children are natural poets—even those who are academically at-risk. In For the Love of Language, the author illustrates how literacy scaffolds can release the poet within every child. Explore colour, nonsense, and shape poems; modelled poetry, free verse, alliteration, limericks; haiku, argument, alphabet poems; and many more. Each poetry activity provides a description, an easy-to-follow pattern, lead-in activities, and student-written samples. Winner of Learning Magazine Teachers’ Choice Award.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Nancy Lee Cecil, PhD, is a professor of education at California State University at Sacramento. She has a rich background, having taught in public schools in upstate New York, the inner city of Savannah, Georgia, and in the U.S. Virgin Islands. As a local, national, and international speaker, she offers workshops that focus on the literacy needs of the increasing number of diverse learners in North American schools. Dr. Cecil has written many professional articles about current concerns in literacy education. She is also the author of over a dozen books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Peguis Publishers (January 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1895411610
• ISBN-13: 978-1895411614
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #427,660 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE FOR TEACHERS!, September 7, 2006

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Susan A. Meagher (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: For the Love of Language: Poetry for Every Learner (Paperback)

This book is one of the most loved and most used tools in my professional library. It makes poetry accessible to every child with the use of "ladders" and several examples from different levels of ability. The patterns are clearly spelled out and my third graders were usually quick to catch on. The book is further divided by levels of difficulty, making this a one size fits all type of resource. I am today ordering my second copy, as someone borrowed it last year and liked it so much they "forgot" to return it! If you teach poetry, you need this book!
We even use the "If It Weren't For You" poem as a Mother's Day gift project.
This book is worth every cent.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Student of Cecil, July 12, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: For the Love of Language: Poetry for Every Learner (Paperback)

Dr. Cecil teaches with laughter and poise, and her writing reflects this. Filled with hundreds of brilliant ideas, Dr. Cecil's book is creative and helpful. Teach your children to read, write, appreciate, and adore poetry with Dr. Cecil's books!