Provides a clear and succinct introduction to teaching the language arts to elementary students

Key Features

• Focuses on integrating the six language arts—reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and visually representing—with other subject areas
• Provides guidance on differentiating instruction to bring out the best in the rapidly growing number of students with special needs and English language learners in the regular classroom
• Includes a detailed lesson plan in each chapter along with instructional activities and techniques to integrate the language arts across all the subjects in the elementary curriculum

Accompanied by High-Quality Ancillaries!

Student Resource CD: Bundled with the book, this CD includes video clips and discussion questions that correlate with important chapter concepts.

http://www.sagepub.com/donoghuestudyWeb-based student study site

This interactive study site provides practice tests, flashcards, chapter summaries, links to NCTE/IRA and state-specific Language Arts standards, and much more.

Instructor Resources on CD: Available by contacting SAGE Customer Care at 1-800-818-SAGE (7243), this CD for instructors offers resources such as lecture outlines, PowerPoint slides, a test bank, and sample syllabi for semester and quarter courses.

Intended Audience

This book is intended for undergraduate and graduate courses in elementary language arts methods, which teaches pre-service teachers and licensure/certification candidates specifically how to teach their students the basics of the six language arts — reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and visually representing.