E-raamat: Start with Joy: Designing Literacy Learning for Student Happiness [Taylor & Francis e-raamat]

This guide explains how to design literacy learning that is focused on student happiness. It discusses the importance of happiness, research behind the science of happiness, and happiness in the context of learning. It delineates seven pillars that will make classrooms more joyful, playful, and purposeful-connection, choice, challenge, play, story, discovery, and movement-and how to design literacy learning based on them, with classroom stories and discussion of research related to each pillar. It also provides 10 lessons for adding purpose and meaning to literacy instruction, as well as teaching tools and resources. Annotation ©2019 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Start with Joy: Designing Literacy Learning for Student Happiness links what we know from the science of happiness with what we know about effective literacy instruction. By examining characters in the books they read, children develop empathy for others and come to understand that we all struggle and we all love. When given a choice about what to write, children express hopes, fears, and reactions to life&;s experiences. Literacy learning is full of opportunities for students to learn tools to live a happy life. 

Inside, you&;ll find:

• Seven Pillars: The author offers seven pillars that will make classrooms more joyful, engaging, and purposeful&;Connection, Choice, Challenge, Play, Story, Discovery, and Movement.

• Ten Invitations: These ten lessons may be presented at any time of year in the context of any unit and include children&;s literature suggestions as well as recommended teacher talk to meet children&;s specific needs.

• Teaching Tools: Tools and resources that will help students tell their stories and make literacy learning something all students celebrate and cherish.

This book honors the adventure that learning is meant to be. By infusing school days with happiness, teachers can support children as they become stronger readers, writers, and thinkers, while also helping them learn that strength comes from challenge, and joy comes from leading a purposeful life.