Interpreting Literature with Children

By Shelby Wolf

Book Overview

Clearly organized and beautifully written, Interpreting Literature With Children is a remarkable book that stands on the edge of two textbook genres: the survey of literature text and the literary criticism text. Neither approach, however, says enough about how children respond to literature in everyday classroom situations. That is the mission of this book.

It begins by providing a solid foundation in both approaches and then examines multiple ways of developing children's literary interpretation through talk, through culture, class, and gender, as well as through creative modes of expression, including writing, the visual arts, and drama. The result is a balanced resource for teachers who want to deepen their understanding of literature and literary engagement.

Because of its modest length and price and its ongoing focus on how to increase student engagement with literature, either pre-service or practicing teachers can use this text in children's literature, language arts, or literacy and language courses.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805845143
• ISBN13: 9780805845143
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Great teacher resource

This book is a great resource for any teacher who is interested in literacy education. It offer great tools and recommends great books for K-8 teachers and high school reading teachers. In addition, it is a wonderful book to use when teaching Children's Literature at the college level. Dr. Wolf connects multiple aspects of the literacy classroom and helps the reader deconstruct various texts.