Teaching the language arts: Expanding thinking through students-centered instruction/ by Cathy Collins Block

Includes references and index

Chapter 1 Learning and the language arts. --Chapter 2 Teaching the language arts. --Chapter 3 Oral communication. --Chapter 4 Listening Development: a student-centered approach. --Chapter 5 Increasing speaking, listening, reading, and writing vocabularies and word recognition. --Chapter 6 The reading and writing connection: comprehending and composing. --Chapter 7 Writing to communicate and think. --Chapter 8 Revising to clarify meaning. --Chapter 9 Spelling and handwriting instruction in the language arts program. --Chapter 10 Integrating language arts across the curriculum. --Chapter 11 Increasing creative expression and viewing ability through poetry. --Chapter 12 Increasing thinking and problem-solving abilities through the language. --Chapter 13 Language and cultural diversity in the language arts classroom. --Chapter 14 Assessment and grading option in the language arts classroom.