The Sound of Words: An Introduction to Poetry

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 09.04.01

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Overview
  2. Rationale
  3. Objectives
  4. Background Information
  5. Strategies
  6. Unit Activities
  7. Suggested Poems by Month
  8. Bibliography for Teachers
  9. Bibliography for Unit Activities
  10. Notes
  11. Appendix A — Virginia Standards of Learningg

Embracing the Frumious Bandersnatch: Sound, Rhyme, and Nonsense in Poetry for Young Children

Holly K. Banning

Published September 2009

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Notes

1 Carroll, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There. (Philadelphia : Henry Altemus, 1897). 31-32

2 Ibid. 32

3 Koch, Kenneth, and Ron Padgett. Wishes, Lies, and Dreams: Teaching Children to Write Poetry. (Brattleboro: Harper Paperbacks, 2000). 25

4 Resolving Conflict Creatively: A Teaching Guide for Grades K-6. New York: New York City Board Of Education, 1994.

5 Latin for "blank slates"

6 Ross, E. Wayne, Jeffrey W. Cornett, and Gail Mccutcheon. Teacher Personal Theorizing: Connecting Curriculum Practice, Theory, and Research. (New York: SUNY, 1992). 38

7 Cowen, J.E. (2003) A Balanced Approach to Beginning Reading Instruction: A Synthesis of Six Major U.S. Research Studies. (Newark, DE: International Reading Association, Inc.). 8

8 The smallest unit of sound in language.

9 The graphic representation of sound, i.e. letters or groups of letters.

10 National Reading Panel. "Teaching Children to Read: An Evidence-Based Assessment of the Scientific Literature on Reading and its Implications for Reading Instruction." National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/nrp/upload/smallbook_pdf.pdf (accessed July 1, 2009).

11 "Grouping for Reading: Improving Outcomes for Students with Reading Difficulties." Research Into Practice Reading.

www.pearsonschool.com/live/assets/200736/ReaAutMONOVaughn_2120_1.pdf (accessed May 9, 2009).

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