English Teacher's Handbook Of Youth Literature: Why, What And

Description: In his book ''The Power of Reading'' Stephen Krashen notes that when children read, they develop almost all the language skills that are so much the focus of modern pedagogy.

Reading in lower secondary education should therefore be of great importance. The English Teacher's
Handbook of Youth Literature not only invites you to more reading lessons, but also shows you how stories can be used effectively in the classroom, task-based lessons can be used for literature, language skills can be improved through reading, literature projects can motivate learners.

In addition, the second, longer part of the book gives a brief insight into various literary genres and their readership. The focus of this part is on presenting suitable books and passages for each genre, giving an overview of the topics of the mentioned books, briefly showing how each of the books can be used in the classroom