Celebrating language with adult literacy students : lessons to engage and inspire

Summary: Written for both seasoned and novice teachers and tutors, this book focuses on expressive and poetic writing in adult literacy classes. It contains 23 specific lessons highlighting different forms of writing. The lesson plans include examples to use with learners and suggestions for modifying lessons to meet the needs of ELL adult literacy students.

Record details

ISBN: 9780872076853
ISBN: 0872076857
Physical Description: print
vii, 184 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Publisher: Newark, DE : International Reading Association, c2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-164) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Fostering meaningful writing with journals -- Moving from storytelling to writing prose vignettes -- Sparking enthusiasm with poetry writing -- Connecting music and literacy -- Connecting art and literacy -- Fostering imagination with fiction -- Making it better : working with the mechanics of texts.