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Creativity and Children's Literature
New Ways to Encourage Divergent Thinking
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The children in classrooms today will soon become adult members of society: they will need to apply divergent thinking skills to be effective in all aspects of their lives, regardless of their specific occupation. How well your students meet complicated challenges and take advantage of the opportunities before them decades down the road will depend largely upon the kind of thinking they are trained and encouraged to do today. This book provides a game plan for busy librarians and teachers to develop their students' abilities to arrive at new ideas by utilizing children's books at hand.
Following an introduction in which the author defines divergent thinking, discusses its characteristics, and establishes its vital importance, chapters dedicated to types of literature for children such as fantasy, poetry, and non-fiction present specific titles and relevant activities geared to fostering divergent thinking in young minds. Parents will find the recommendations of the kinds of books to read with their children and explanations of how to engage their children in conversations that will help their creative thinking skills extremely beneficial. The book also includes a case study of a fourth-grade class that applied the principles of divergent thinking to imagine innovative designs and come up with new ideas while studying a social studies/science unit on ecology.
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Release date
July 31, 2014 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9798216067740
- File size: 56493 KB
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9798216067740
- File size: 55753 KB
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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February 1, 2015
Saccardi offers a substantive approach for using children's literature to promote creative thinking. Saccardi's introduction argues for sustained nurturing of divergent thinkers in order for future society to thrive. Subsequent chapters on poetry, picture books and fiction, folklore and fantasy, and nonfiction suggest adaptable techniques for integrating literature-based activities into classrooms and programs. Chapter 5 describes a project Saccardi (a former elementary school teacher turned literacy consultant) did with fourth-grade teachers on modifying this approach for an already established curriculum. The author consistently references culturally inclusive choices available in contemporary literature for youth and incorporates methods for promoting creative thinking when discussing in-chapter recommended titles. The combination of applied pedagogy and curriculum connections makes the prose dense but rich, with references to STEM, Common Core State Standards, and supporting research offered throughout. Suggestions for the smooth integration of technology, from wikis to iPads to virtual field trips, are provided. References at the end of each chapter include strong, briefly annotated bibliographies; an appendix recommends "Useful Websites to Encourage Student Creativity." VERDICT This title's practical application in school library media centers and classrooms is obvious, but public libraries will also find this useful to connect literature-based library programs with local curricula.-Janice M. Del Negro, GSLIS Dominican University, River Forest, IL
Copyright 2015 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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