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Stanley, Nile – Teaching Pre K-8, 2004
It is well known that developing a love of language helps children become successful readers and writers, and one way to teach children to love words is to introduce them to poetry. This article describes the Sallye B. Mathis Elementary School, a challenged urban school in Jacksonville, Florida, is full of children who love words because they love…
Descriptors: Primary Education, Poetry, Literacy Education, Teaching Methods