Integrating the Language Arts

This new edition of INTEGRATING THE LANGUAGE ARTS reflects the authors' belief that learning the language arts involves higher mental processes than mere skill memorization and cuts across all the subject content areas. This second edition offers a balanced approach between direct instruction in the communication arts and integrating listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and visual representing with other content areas such as music, art, mathematics, social studies, and science. The book's discussions reflect the latest research in the language arts areas as well as research in cognitive development and advances in technology. This edition addresses the important topics of community and parental involvement in the education process and offers thoughtful coverage of multiculturalism and diversity in the schools.

The authors believe in incorporating real-life activities and experiences into the classroom, and as a result this new edition is more interactive--it encourages readers to become actively involved in their own learning, to move beyond the textbook and apply what they learn through real-life teaching experiences.