Poetry-- from reading to writing : a classroom guide for ages 7-11 / by Hull, Robert, 1935-

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Sing a song of poetry : a teaching resource for phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency : grade 1 / by Fountas, Irene C., Pinnell, Gay Su

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The language and literary features of poetry -- Rhyme -- Rhythm -- Figurative and archaic language -- Language patterns -- Repetition -- Sensory images -- Important areas of learning for firstgraders -- Phonological awareness -- Letter learning -- Phonics -- Concepts about print -- Fluency -- Selecting poetry for young children -- Planning for teaching opportunities when revisiting a text -- Word-analysis teaching opportunities when revisiting poetry -- Tools for using poetry -- Instructional contexts for poetry -- Interactive read-aloud -- Shared reading -- Choral reading and performance -- Independent reading -- Writing poetry -- Types of poetry -- Nursery rhymes -- Rhymed verse -- Free verse (unrhymed) -- Word play -- Humorous verse -- Songs -- Action songs and poems -- Concept poems -- Fifty ways to use poems, plus! …”