The Author's Chair and Beyond: Language and Literacy in a Primary Classroom

By Ellen Blackburn Karelitz

The Author's Chair and Beyond provides a sustained look at literacy development and language instruction across the curriculum in a teacher's primary classroom during one school year. Ellen Blackburn Karelitz describes not only what she does, but also why and how. Readers will gain insight into the resources and experiences that shape her decision making. Chapters focus on: using literature to teach basic reading skills writing development and instructional techniques writing as a tool for reflection in the sciences children's note writing a variety of short writing tasks and bridging the space between literacy and numeracy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0435087819
• ISBN13: 9780435087814
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Heinemann
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5

Customer Reviews

My Thoughts on The Author's Chair and Beyond

Children have a great imagination, and this book is great to have when you are starting to teach young children how to write. Great ideas are given such as what materials to have in writing centers and how to go about using the writing center. Karelitz pretty much explains that the writing process for children is much like the writing process taken for adults and if you can have the children use this process and make them feel comfortable while using the method, it is a great success. "The Authors Chair" is a must have book for teaching children the essentials to becoming a great writer. This is also a must have book for those of you in the teaching profession and those wanting to become educators. It was fun to read and it fills you with ideas and great teaching techniques used in teaching the writing process.