Grand Conversations Literature Groups in Action

This updated edition of a 1990 classic advocates the use of real books in a classroom context that places children's enjoyment and interpretation of literature at the center. New material includes a foreword by Shelley Harwayne and tributes to the book's influence by Stephanie Harvey, Lester Laminack, Frank Serafini, and Mary Glover. In addition to illuminating the powerful components of a literature-based reading program, the authors provide a number of assessment tools. For use with Grades 2-6.Peterson, Ralph is the author of 'Grand Conversations Literature Groups in Action', published 2007 under ISBN 9780439926454 and ISBN 0439926459.