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Title: I Dare To Stop the Wind: Challenging Children in the Public Schools Through the Arts & Poetry
Description: Vala Books Pr 2010 Paperback. Nonfiction. Education. Poetry. Many children--particularly Latino--that populate the inner city schools in the Bay Area are not learning effective techniques to be able to learn to read and write, as the required literacy curriculum poorly addresses their needs. To help combat this situation, and give educators the tools they need to provide a stronger educational foundation for their students, Bettina Rotenberg has written I DARE TO STOP THE WIND: CHALLENGING CHILDREN IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGH THE ARTS AND POETRY, a chronicle of her experience of bringing the arts and poetry into inner city schools with the VALA Project. Over the past several years, Rotenberg and her team have made clear that when English Language Learners are presented with sophisticated, contemporary examples of the arts and poetry that relate to their personal lives, students are more than capable of reading and writing passionate and engaging prose. These 'underperforming' students transform into children able to discuss and analyze difficult and challenging poems and find inspiration from them to write their own extraordinary poetic responses. Bottom half of last few chapters of book have water damage marks. (ISBN: 9780615336107). Fair.

Keywords: Art, Education, Poetry9780615336107 9780615336107

Price: NZD 52.50 = appr. US$ 33.93 Seller: Book Haven
- Book number: 1467771

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