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Anderson, William – Elem Engl, 1969
Descriptors: Books, Elementary School Curriculum, English Instruction, Fables
Download full textAnderson, William – California English Journal, 1969
The problems of teaching poetry in the elementary classroom are (1) the choice of poems and (2) the way in which the teacher presents the poems. Becuase good poetry can encourage the child's imagination, a teacher should avoid the mediocre "children's poems" generally found in textbooks and should present students with worthwhile poems from other…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education, Imagery
Anderson, William; Groff, Patrick – 1968
In this collection of papers, the authors develop a set of premises regarding the need for elementary teachers to be trained in the discipline of literature. Sections discuss (1) the importance of literature in providing children with mythic touchstones by which to conceptualize and order experience, (2) the need to train elementary teachers to…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Children, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
