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ERIC Number: EJ581457
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0561
Rhyme and Reason: Poetry for the Heart and Head.
Perfect, Kathy A.
Reading Teacher, v52 n7 p728-37 Apr 1999
Explores the considerable benefits of reading poetry, why poetry is often neglected, and some of the ways the author brings poetry and children together, making poetry an integral part of the curriculum. Offers a list of recommended poetry volumes, as well as a list of recommended professional reading/supporting poetry-instruction in the classroom. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Language Arts, Literature Appreciation, Poetry, Reading Attitudes, Reading Instruction, Student Attitudes, Writing Attitudes, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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