Sedgwick Read my Mind

Young Children, Poetry and Learning
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-1-134-76359-7
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten

In this, Sedgwick's latest book, he aims to help all those involved with children and their learning through poem-writing improve their practice. He argues that through poetry, children can learn about the whole curriculum, including history and science.
The book begins with an introduction outlining the importance of poetry, and defining it. It discusses poetry in terms of children's learning and the imagination. Case studies are used to show how children learn about themselves - first, their bodies, and second, their thoughts and emotions - through the writing of poetry. Using many examples of childrens work he considers how children learn about their environment and the relationship between themselves and their environment. Finally, he discusses his techniques for getting children to write and provides recommendations for further reading.
Fred Sedgwick is a freelance lecturer and writer specialising in children's writing, art and personal, social and moral education and has been described as 'the nearest thing I've seen to the Pied Piper'. Previously a headteacher in primary schools for 16 years, he has published books of poetry for both children and adults.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sedgwick, Fred

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: A Constant Possibility of 'Eureka': poetry as a means of learning Acknowledgements Section One Chapter 1: Introduction: Most precious words Chapter 2: 'I see me in her eye': learning about the body Chapter 3: 'In the silences': Learning more about living An Interlude: Two central issues: Cliche and Drafting Section Two Chapter 4: Introduction: A fresh look at the world Chapter 5: Martians, Riddles and Snapshots Chapter 6: 'The dragging of dead thrushes': Writing about nature A note on writing about the human-made environment Section Three Chapter 7: Introduction: Me and the rest of the world Chapter 8: Death and other obsessions Chapter 9: 'The Stamping rocks and the squeaking birds': Fantasy Chapter 10: 'Where do you come from?': The Humanities Chapter 11: 'You are the beautiful snow that falls in Nebraska': Writing about love Section Four Chapter 12: Children responding to poems Appendices References Index