Publication: Beyond Storybooks: Young Children and Shared Book Experience

• Slaughter, Judith

LCCN: 92-32773

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-154) and
indexes.

Book Description
A practical, hands-on book for people working with
emergent, developing, and at-risk readers in the preschool
and early elementary years. Initial shared book experiences
with Big Book versions of favorite predictable stories lead
students into concrete learning experiences across the
curriculum. Slaughter's many teaching suggestions and
classroom ideas will inspire creative teachers and children
to come up with thousands of extensions of their own. An
annotated bibliography of more than 100 children's books is
included.

From the Back Cover
Suggests ways to make and introduce Big Book versions of
some well-loved and predictable stories and describes how
shared book experiences can lead to learning across the
curriculum. Inside are teaching tips, book recommendations,
ideas for classroom organization, complete descriptions of
theme units, and suggestions for integrating shared book
experiences in math, science, social studies, and
throughout the literacy program. So wander through this
hands-on volume and find ideas to help young children move
beyond storybooks and become active members in the
community of readers.