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Angiers, Carol – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation explores the relationship between the teaching of literary genre and the facilitation of empathy. It analyzes whether poetry, fairy tales, readers-theater, biography and/or novel can contribute to a fourth-grade student's understanding and development of empathy. After leading my students in guided readings, I concentrated on…
Descriptors: Reader Response, Empathy, Literary Genres, Poetry
McClure, Amy A., Ed.; Kristo, Janice V., Ed. – 1994
Intended to encourage teachers and students to take a fresh look at children's literature, this practical collection of ideas offers plot summaries and suggests teaching strategies for 57 notable children's books. Books in the collection were chosen "outstanding trade books" by a National Council of Teachers of English committee on trade…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Early Childhood Education