Edrg 3321 Monday Night

Author Profile- Lynee Reid Banks

The Indian In the Cupboard by Lynee Reid Banks is one of my all time favorite books. The idea to turn an action figure into real life was an excellent one. I remember reading this book and watching the movie. The way the book was written made me enjoy it so much. This was the first time that I actually enjoyed the book more than I did the movie, and this rarely happens. I really enjoyed it and the way the author made the cupboard so powerful and magical. There are several sequels and additions to the book that I was never aware of. There is The Return of the Indian, The Secret of the Indian, The Mysetery of the Cupboard, and the Key to the Indian. I plan on reading all of these. For more information on Lynne Reid Banks, visit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynne_Reid_Banks

EDRG 3321 Monday night

Literature cirlces are something that I enjoy doing. I've had the opportunity to do them in my assessment class this semester and they are very beneficial. Lit circles give every group member an opportunity to particpate in sharing something that they found in the book that is of some importance in one way or the other. One of the jobs is the discussion director. I found this job to be the most important because this person was in charge of starting off the discussion as well as making sure that everyone remained on topic. I enjoyed this position. Another one of the jobs is the illustrator. This person has to draw a picture of something that happened in the book or of something that has happened in real life that reminded them of the book. I struggled with this part because I'm not a very good artist. There are several other jobs in the literature circle and all of them are of equal importance. The good thing about literature circles is that they can be used on young and older students. All in all, I think literature circles are very helpful and should be used in all grades.

Author Profile- Stan and Jan Berenstain

The Berenstain Bears book series is a series of novels that I've always enjoyed reading. They have been around since I was a little kid and they are still being read by today's younger generation. One of the reasons I like this series of books is because the bears face everday life situations that we as humans face. The authors do such a good job of making the bears seem like noraml people and at the same time they have so many of the same characteristics as humans do. Stan and Jan Berenstain have done a really good job with these series of books. The idea to make stories about bears and make them seem so real was a brilliant one. To learn more about Stan and Jan Berenstain you can visit this site. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_and_Jan_Berenstain

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In my opinion, shared reading is something that benefits children of all ages. But I definitely think that doing shared reading should begin at a very early age. book choice is very important when it comes to shared reading. It is important to pick a book that you know your child or student will enjoy. It needs to be exciting and have the ability to capture the reader's attention. The aritcle used an example of a book called The Very Hungry Catepillar. We all like that book because it was probably shared to us when we were bery young. The little girl in the article loved the book. What was even better for her was that she had her own little worms that looked like caterpillars. Although she was a little toddler, she was still able to relate to the book. Shared reading allows for discussion as well as re rereading. Re-reading is good because it allows the students and teacher to emphasize on key words that students need to know or or having difficulty pronouncing. All in all, shared reading is an excellent way to share a book with your students and children.

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Author Profile- Eric Carle

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Quiet Cricket, and The Grouchy Lady Bug are all written by Eric Carle. I know we've all at least read of one of these books. The one that sticks out to me in The Very Hungry Caterpillar. This great children's book contains wonderful inllustrations of the caterpillar and all of the food he eats. This book not only shows how the caterpillar turns into a butterfly, but it also promotes counting and the days of the week. For ex: "on monday the caterpillar ate 1 apple, on tuesday the caterpillar ate 2 pears, on wednesday the caterpillar ate 3 plums...etc. This book is a all time great and will continue to please children for many more years to come. Learn more about Eric Carle and his books at

www.eric-carle.com/home.html