Ada, Alma Flor.

Authors in the classroom : a transformative education process / Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy, with the collaboration of Rosalma Zubizarreta. - Boston, Mass. : Allyn and Bacon, c2004. - xv, 272 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Acknowledgments. - Introduction. - Pt. I. Theoretical Principles. - Ch. 1. Transformative Education. - Ch. 2. Authors in the Classroom. Ch. 3. The Role of Dialogue in the Classroom. - Pt. II. A Transformative Process. Unit 1. Affirming Self. - Unit 2. Recognizing Human Qualities. - Unit 3. Strengthening Self-Identity. - Unit 4. Building Communities. - Unit 5. The Power of Transformation. - Unit 6. Understanding the Past, Creating the Future. - Unit 7. Discovering our Capacities and Strengths. - Unit 8. Learning to Know. Unit 9. Developing Relationships. - Unit 10. From Yesterday to Tomorrow. - Extending Authorship Beyond the Classroom. - Recommended Books for Children and Young Adults. - References and Suggested Readings.

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English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching (Elementary)
Creative writing (Elementary education)
Children's literature--Authorship.
Authorship--Collaboration.
Education--Parent participation.

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