tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946109972966431326.post7179367374264073935..comments2024-03-22T06:31:19.600-04:00Comments on Teach with Picture Books: The Rationale for Picture BooksKeith Schochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04487459160222497971noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946109972966431326.post-34433922312597772302009-03-24T23:06:00.000-04:002009-03-24T23:06:00.000-04:00Re the list of picture books for the Holocaust:The...Re the list of picture books for the Holocaust:<BR/><BR/>The Number on Grandfather's Arm (Adler) introduces the idea of the Holocaust.<BR/>The Butterfly (Polacco) describes one young girl's discovery that her family is hiding Jews.<BR/>The Cats in Krasinski Square (Hesse) describes how ordinary people did an extraordinary thing.<BR/>Star of Fear, Star of Hope (Hoestlandt) describes the confusion of children living through the period in which Jews were rounded up.<BR/>The Yellow Star: the Legend of King Christian X of Denmark (Deedy) retells the legend of the King of Denmark and his response to German persecution of the Jews.<BR/><BR/>These are the books I could readily think of; I would suggest using each of them at various times to build historical background and to put a human face on the dates and facts of this horrific time.Keith Schochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487459160222497971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946109972966431326.post-376260087562546652009-03-24T08:04:00.000-04:002009-03-24T08:04:00.000-04:00I teach the holocaust and would like a list of pic...I teach the holocaust and would like a list of picture books I could use with my middle school student.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946109972966431326.post-16156675105155676322009-03-23T22:01:00.000-04:002009-03-23T22:01:00.000-04:00Jenn: Glad you dig it! Would love to hear about so...Jenn: Glad you dig it! Would love to hear about some of your favorite books and how you use them.Keith Schochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487459160222497971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946109972966431326.post-4016583239926847642009-03-23T21:30:00.000-04:002009-03-23T21:30:00.000-04:00Keith- just started reading your blog. Thank you ...Keith- just started reading your blog. Thank you so much! Your pages will know be a reference as I continue to work as a mentor and train brand new LA teachers. I have been using picture books for years in both my 5th and 6th grade classrooms. The students absolutely love them and are always excited when they see me pulling my chair to the center for what they refer to as "storytime"! They know there's a academic reason but they truly enjoy the stories as well! That is what I find most exciting. Kids at all ages still need to be read to and convincing others of that is often the hard part of the task in teaching reading. Thanks again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946109972966431326.post-44869239953046752302009-03-23T18:04:00.000-04:002009-03-23T18:04:00.000-04:00To my 4:12 visitor, you're right... The vast major...To my 4:12 visitor, you're right... The vast majority of administrators were teachers. Just a few were guidance counselors, business administrators, or other non-teaching personnel before becoming administrators. Again, just trying to offer some possible reasons why school leadership may be resistant. And I absolutely realize that what I'm doing here is simply walking in the footsteps of those who came before me; I in no way lay claim to picture books as my discovered domain. But I do feel that few teacher education programs help teachers to understand the many uses they can make of picture books, at almost every level. The Scholastic books (and those by other publishers) are good, but new adherents to the "ways of the picture book" are more often won over by excellent teacher models, not the descriptions and prescriptions of teaching supplements. This humble little blog is designed to spread the word and offer just a few ideas. Thanks for keeping me honest!Keith Schochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487459160222497971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946109972966431326.post-84797105180675934342009-03-23T17:47:00.000-04:002009-03-23T17:47:00.000-04:00I appreciate your comment. A couple teachers have ...I appreciate your comment. A couple teachers have emailed since this posting and said that their experience with administration has been quite different, and that their principals whole-heartedly support the use of picture books. I certainly didn't mean to bash principals as a group! I was simply trying to offer some reasons why they might be resistant to the idea. Don't forget that I made a suggestion to invite them into your classroom... That should suggest that I see principals as potential allies in the process.Keith Schochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487459160222497971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946109972966431326.post-53559510820315485592009-03-23T16:12:00.000-04:002009-03-23T16:12:00.000-04:00? Most administrators were teachers. I was. This i...? Most administrators were teachers. I was. This is not a new idea to use picture books. Scholastic is an example of one publisher, that has severals reference books for using picture books~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946109972966431326.post-61803097408592644012009-03-23T15:09:00.000-04:002009-03-23T15:09:00.000-04:00I am a principal and I value the use of explicit i...I am a principal and I value the use of explicit instruction using mentor text and picture books whenever possible. I am a firm believer if you provide students of all ages with experiences with rich language they will use those models in their own writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946109972966431326.post-31071061766588268582009-03-08T14:56:00.000-04:002009-03-08T14:56:00.000-04:00I have found that through eFinance Portal of New J...I have found that through eFinance Portal of New Jersey, an interactive, multicultural, Financial, Business & Educational Portal that promotes Financial Literacy and other educational venues through the efforts of professionals in 17 industries and 50,000 categories serves as another means to create the "common literacy culture" you mention in your article.<BR/><BR/>The Portal can be viewed at www.efpnj.com or www.efinanceportal.com.<BR/><BR/>Alan Chokov is the Founder/CEO and can be contacted at 877.424.6568 or at alanchokov@efinanceportal.com for information on participating in this effort to educate the citizens of New Jersey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com