A Novel Approach: Whole-Class Novels, Student-Centered Teaching, and Choice

by Kate Roberts and Kate Roberts

Book Overview

As an English teacher, Kate Roberts has seen the power of whole-class novels to build community in her classroom. But she's also seen too many kids struggle too much to read them--and consequently, check out of reading altogether. Kate's had better success getting kids to actually read - and enjoy it--when they choose their own books within a workshop model. "And yet," she says, "I missed my whole-class novels."

In A Novel Approach, Kate takes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325088659
• ISBN13: 9780325088655
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.3" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12