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Goforth, Frances S.; Spillman, Carolyn V. – 1994
Designed for teachers in the primary grades, this book provides a number of units outlining possible instructional strategies for teaching folk literature. The book's aim is to help children personally connect with literature so they will continue to love reading throughout their lives. The first chapter offers background on the world of folk…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Curriculum Guides, Folk Culture
Download full textSlaughter, Judith Pollard – 1995
Intended to provide a natural and positive way to introduce young children to the stories told by different ethnic groups, this paper suggests a series of language activities that adapt folktales from around the world for classroom use to enable young children to read the stories for themselves. The paper notes that these activities are…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cultural Awareness, Emergent Literacy, Foreign Countries
