Requirements
COURSE TEXT
Trelease, Jim.
The Read Aloud Handbook. New York: Penguin, 1995.
ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDED TEXTS
Kerby, Mona.
Reading Fun: Quick and Easy Activities for the School Library Media Center. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1997.
Nodelman, Perry.
Through the Eyes of a Child. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1995.
Van Orden, Phyllis J.
The Collection Program in Schools: Concepts, Practices, and Information Sources. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1995.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
- Read a minimum of 80 books appropriate for students from kindergarten through sixth grade. (Note: 80 is a minimum number and does not imply an A for this course.)
- Complete the annotated bibliography according to the instructions found in the packet. (You may be asked to submit your bibliography on disc, pc preferred.)
- Read assigned chapters from Trelease's The Read Aloud Handbook.
- Prepare your own selection criteria for each of the following:
- picture books
- fiction books
- informational books
- Read Norton and Van Orden for selection criteria.
- Present short booktalks. Evaluation is based on brevity and interesting comments.
- Examine children's and teachers' magazines and complete the worksheet.
- Visit a public or school library and complete the nonfiction worksheet.
- Present a ten-minute oral report on a particular author or genre. Evaluation is based
on originality, extent of preparation, and presentation.
- Examine three web sites that focus on children's literature and annotate them.
- Take a mid-term examination and complete a final assignment.
(If you are a practicing librarian, and you know web sites and the Dewey
Decimal system, do not complete #7 or 9. Instead, read more books,
particularly new titles.)
TESTS
- At the beginning of some class periods, you will be given a quiz over the assigned reading. No make-ups will be given. These quizzes are designed to serve as study guides.
- The mid-term will include (a) matching titles to authors, (b) identifying book characters and authors, (c) multiple choice, (d) short answers, and (e) discussion.
GRADES
The handout "Instructions for Completing the Annotated Bibliography" identifies the grading criteria for the bibliography. For the values I use to assign grades, see the handout, "Grading Yourself." Late papers or projects are not welcomed. If they are accepted, they are always penalized.
Grades will be determined as follows:
- 50% Annotated Bibliography
- 25% Mid-term
- 25% Quizzes, assignments, final, class participation, & attendance
NOTE: Do not overlook the importance of neatness, organization, and pleasing design.
