Language Arts to Communication Arts
Author | : Robert Wolsch |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001-12 |
Genre | : Language arts (Elementary) |
ISBN | : 9780738852041 |
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To assure literacy, we must end individual teacher and departmental deferments and muster all school and college personnel into an all-out bloodless, professional revolution against illiteracy. Now is the time for a thorough review of all educational objectives, strategies, and tactics for preparing and supporting our front line troops classroom teachers. Language Arts to Communication Arts: Reorganizing for Tomorrow's Literacy provides directions and sounds, "all hands to battle stations!" Robert and Lois Wolsch have been pioneers in bringing interpersonal communication, the speech arts, and phonological awareness into the teaching of language arts and curriculum development. Their recommendations fill the void in education which neglects to address speaking, listening, and sociolinguistic skills. Their previous books, The Poetic Language of Children, Poetic Composition Through The Grades, From Speaking to Writing to Reading, Literacy Assured, and Showing You Know and their workshops throughout the country, have had excellent reviews from experienced teachers, gallant administrators, enlightened parents, and professional organizations. The National Council of Teachers of English recommended Poetic Composition Through the Grades for all school libraries. Combining their four decades of teaching, supervision, and curriculum development, from K-graduate school, the Wolsch's have been speakers and workshop leaders championing the need for more up-to-date preparation of teachers in listening, the speech & media arts, sociolinguistics for reading and language arts across the curriculum. With their new four book Literacy Assured Series, they help to bring their insights into more homes, classrooms, consultations, committees, and curriculum councils. They identify today's concerns about children's language, particularly for children from oral cultures, provide workable solutions, and issue an invitation to all of us to discuss America's major educational issues.