EDRG 3321 Literature for Public Schools/ Chapter 11

This chapter is about shared and guided reading. This is a joyous, collaborative activity in which students and teachers read carefully selected texts, usually in enlarged format. Their are a few critical elements of shared reading. First of all we should establish a comfortable environment. We should select a variety of enlarged, predictable texts. We should also ensure that all children have the opportunity to actively participate. Lastly we need to provide opportunities to reread favorite books and also focus on text features and reading strategies. Guided reading is a good opportunity for the teacher to observe and learn what students are able to do.



AUTHOR PROFILE


Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing was written in 1972 with interior illustrations by Roy Doty. It is for the higher elementary grade levels such as third grade and up. It is the first of the "Fudge books". It was followed by Superfudge, Fudge-A-Mania and, most recently, Double Fudge. Though Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great features many of the same characters as Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, it does not fit exactly in the continuity of the Fudge books because it only focuses on Peter's classmate, Sheila.

The story focuses on a fourth-grader named Peter Warren Hatcher and his annoying brother Farley Drexel, and Peter's pet turtle. Farley hates the sound of his legal name, and prefers Fudge for any and all occasions. Chapters 4 and 7 also focus on Jimmy Fargo and Sheila Tubman, Peter's classmates.



Double Fudge by Judy Blume






This is also a book by the same author as the book above. It is just as fun to read as her other books and will be a interesting, funny literature experience.