English Language Arts - New York State Education Department

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Resource Guide

PART I.B

Selecting Instructional Materials ..................2 Literature..........................................................6 New York State Teachers ...............................7 American Library Association ......................19 New Standards Project...................................24

NOTE: This document is a work in progress. Parts II and III, in particular, are in need of further development, and we invite the submission of additional learning experiences and local performance tasks for these sections. Inquiries regarding submission of materials should be directed to: English Language Arts Resource Guide, Room 681 EBA, New York State Education Department, Albany, NY 12234 (tel. 518-474-5922).

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A Guide to Selecting Instructional Materials

How and where can teachers find information to help them select instructional materials that meet the learning needs of all their students? All teachers need to be familiar with lists of resources that:

are published by a recognized authority are compiled according to established criteria include materials in a variety of formats (print, nonprint, electronic media, etc.)

Many lists of print and nonprint resources are available, including some that can be accessed via the Internet. The most useful are annotated with information such as grade or reading level, recommended or not recommended for purchase, curriculum connections, specific audience needs, etc. The school library media specialist will have some of these selection tools available in the library media center; others can be borrowed through inter-library loan from the School Library System of which the school is a member.

Teachers will be seeking materials which are: ? written/produced by people with in-depth knowledge of the subject ? available in languages other than English, as needed ? designed to help students create their own new information ? designed to help students develop new learning strategies ? relevant ? current ? age appropriate ? authentic

Working with other teachers and collaborating with library media specialists who are skilled in locating and selecting resources will result in assembling a collection of classroom instructional materials that assures students access to the variety of resources necessary to meet their needs.

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Suggested Resources for Selecting Instructional Materials

? AAAS Science Books and Films American Association for the Advancement of Science

? Adventuring with Books: ABooklist for PreK-Grade 6 National Council of Teachers of English

? Books for You: An Annotated Booklist for Senior High Students National Council of Teachers of English

? Horn Book Guide to Children's and Young Adult Books Horn Books

? Multi Media Schools: Technological Resources K-12 Online, Inc.

? Beyond Picture Books: AGuide to First Readers ? Book Links

American Library Association ? Children's Books: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing

New York Public Library ? Books for the Teenage

New York Public Library ? Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies

National Council for the Social Studies ? Outstanding Science Trade Books

Children's Book Council ? Teacher's Choices

International Reading Association ? Outstanding Books for the College Bound

National Council of Teachers of English ? Your Reading: An Annotated Booklist for Middle School and Junior High School

National Council of Teachers of English ? Technology and Learning

CD ROM Product Software ? Best Videos for Children and Young Adults: a Core Collection for Libraries

ABC-CLIO ? Magazines for Young People: a Children's Magazine Guide Companion Volume. 2nd Ed.

Katz, Bill and Linda Sternberg Katz ? Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults

University of Wisconsin ? Portraying Persons with Disabilities: an Annotated Bibliography of Fiction for Children and

Teenagers Bowker Publishing Company

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Selected Internet Sites Related to Education

? AskEric askeric@ericir.syr.edu ? Educational Journals gopher://info.asu.edu: 70/11/asc-cwis/education/journals ? K-12 Internet Resources informns.k12.mn.us ? National Aeronautics and Space Administration spacelink.msfc. ? Classroom Connect ? Cyberkids (magazine) ? Gifted and Talented Homepage ? Internet in the Classroom ? National Reading Conference

? US Department of Education (ED)/Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)



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Journals that Review Instructional Materials

? Arithmetic Teacher ? Childhood Education ? Children's Software Review ? Educational Leadership ? Instructor ? Language Arts ? Media and Methods ? Parents' Choice ? Phi Delta Kappa ? Primary Voices ? Reading Teacher ? Science and Children ? Social Studies and the Young Learner ? Teaching Exceptional Children ? Teaching K-8 ? Young Children

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Literature Suggestions

The list of book titles which follows was compiled from the results of an informal survey conducted by the Department and distributed by the New York State English Council and New York State Reading Association. Teachers were asked to suggest books that they felt were "appropriate and successful with readers in the K-12 curriculum." These titles represent a sample of those submitted. The list is not inclusive, nor is it intended as a recommended reading list; rather, it is a list of books that English Language Arts teachers in New York State suggest have literary merit, are representative of the genres and are being read by students in today's classrooms. Some are appropriate for all students, some for advanced readers. Titles include folklore, fantasy, science fiction, fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama. Selected magazine titles are included in recognition of the importance of using magazines to meet informational and recreational needs.

Following the New York State English Language Arts teacher selections are two lists--"Notable Children's Books, 1995" and "Best Books for Young Adults, 1995" published by the American Library Association which are representative of the many distinguished published lists of books that teachers rely on as they help students select reading material. The concluding example of reading selections is provided by the New Standards Project "Performance Standards: English Language Arts." The three lists suggest acceptable titles for student readers at elementary, middle, and high school levels.

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Selected Titles:

New York State Teachers

Kindergarten ? Grade 2

Fiction and Non-Fiction

Title

Author

Fossils Tell of Long Ago...........................................................................Aliki

The Ugly Duckling ..................................................................................Andersen, Hans Christian

Tree of Life ................................................................................................Bash, Barbara

The Mitten: A Ukrainian Folktale ...........................................................Brett, Jan

An Arthur Adventure..............................................................................Brown, Marc

Goodnight Moon......................................................................................Brown, Margaret Wise

How Many Days to America?.................................................................Bunting, Eve

Cross Country Cat ......................................................Calhoun, Mary

The Very Hungry Caterpillar .....................................Carle, Eric

Ten Little Monkeys......................................................Christelow, Eileen

Muggie Maggie...........................................................Cleary, Beverly

The Josefina Story Quilt .............................................Coerr, Eleanor

Miss Rumphuis...........................................................Cooney, Barbara

Now One Foot, Now the Other...................................de Paola, Tomie

Shaka: King of the Zulus............................................Diane, Stanley & Venna, Peter

Q is for Duck...............................................................Elting, Mary

Ask Mr. Bear...............................................................Flack, Marjorie

Corduroy .....................................................................Freeman, Don

The Gingerbread Man.................................................Galdone, Jean

Honey I Love ...............................................................Greenfield, Eloise

Grandpa's Face............................................................Greenfield, Eloise

Dinotopia ....................................................................Gurney, James

Ox-Cart Man ..............................................................Hall, Donald

Arthur's Honey Bee ....................................................Hoban, Lillian

Amazing Grace ...........................................................Hoffman, Mary

The Doorbell Rang ...................................................................................Hutchins, Pat

Bently and Egg ........................................................................................Joyce, William

Snowy Day...............................................................................................Keats, Ezra Jack

Frederick...................................................................................................Lionni, Leo

Sarah Plain and Tall.................................................................................MacLachlan, Patricia

The Discovery of America........................................................................Maestro, Betsy

Seven Chinese Brothers............................................................................Mahy, Margaret

Knots on a Counting Rope.......................................................................Martin Jr., Bill

Blueberries for Sal ....................................................................................McCloskey, Robert

Stone Soup ...............................................................................................McGovern, Ann

Winnie the Pooh.......................................................................................Milne, A. A.

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The Paperbag Princess .............................................................................Munsch, Robert Amelia Bedelia .........................................................................................Parish, Peggy Koko's Story .............................................................................................Patterson, Francine The Keeping Quilt ...................................................................................Polacco, Patricia Do Animals Dream..................................................................................Pope, Joyce The Tale of Peter Rabbit...........................................................................Potter, Beatrice New Kid on the Block...............................................................................Prelutsky, Jack Henry and Mudge....................................................................................Rylant, Cynthia Grandfather's Journey .............................................................................Say, Allen The Giving Tree........................................................................................Silverstein, Shel Snakes ......................................................................................................Simon, Seymour Caps for Sale ............................................................................................Slobodkina, Esphyr Sylvester & the Magic Pebble ..................................................................Stieg, William Humphrey the Lost Whale .......................................................................Tukuda, Wendy & Hall, Richard Polar Express ...........................................................................................Van Allsburg, Chris Tales of Amanda Pig................................................................................Van Leuwen, Jean Ira Sleeps Over.........................................................................................Waber, Bernard Charlotte's Web........................................................................................White, E. B. Cherries and Cherry Pits .........................................................................Williams, Vera B. Sleeping Ugly ..........................................................................................Yolen, Jane

Kindergarten ? Grade 2

Folklore

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears .................................................Aardema, Verna Charlie Needs a Cloak ..............................................................................de Paola, Tomie The Three Billy Goats Gruff ....................................................................Galdone, Paul The Golden Goose ....................................................................................Grimm, Wilhelm & Jacob The Day the Goose Got Loose ..................................................................Lindbergh, Reeve The Rough Faced Girl ..............................................................................Martin, Rafe The Turnip ...............................................................................................Morgan, Pierr The Enormous Watermelon .....................................................................Parkes & Smith Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters.................................................................Steptoe, John

Fantasy and Science Fiction

The Wizard of Oz.....................................................................................Baum, L. Frank AHouse for Hermit Crab ........................................................................Carle, Eric Big Old Bones ..........................................................................................Carrick, Carol Mouse on the Motorcycle.........................................................................Cleary, Beverly Magic School Bus Series ..........................................................................Cole, Joanna & Egen, Bruce James and the Giant Peach.......................................................................Dahl, Roald Hattie and the Fox ...................................................................................Fox, Mem Catwing....................................................................................................Le Guin, Ursula On Market Street .....................................................................................Lobel, Arnold Dinosaur Dream ......................................................................................Nolan, Dennis The Little Engine That Could..................................................................Piper, Watty Knights of the Kitchen Table....................................................................Scieszka, Jon Where the Wild Things Are .....................................................................Sendak, Maurice Sylvester & the Magic Pebble ..................................................................Steig, William Polar Express ...........................................................................................Van Allsburg, Chris Commander Toad .....................................................................................Yolen, Jane

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