Books as Bridges: Using Text to Connect Home and School Literacy and Learning

by Jane Baskwill

Based on research that shows that parents play a vital role in raising a reader, Books as Bridges offers an effective and efficient way to use touchstone texts, including children's picture books, to help create a common reading experience for the class that can be extended to the home. This practical book introduces four guiding principles--predictable structures, non-fiction, comprehension, and imagination and language play--describing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551382504
• ISBN13: 9781551382500
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Pembroke Publishers
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.9" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 8 years and under
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3