I cannot agree more with this article. They also mask students’ fear that they won’t be able to do this work. I've often wanted to be brave enough to try unschooling, but I need a little more structure myself. Concord, NC, Gilmore makes some valid points about encouraging reading by taking a more student-centered approach assigning texts. Structure Strands, sub-strands and threads The Australian Curriculum: English Foundation to Year 10 is organised into three interrelated strands that support students' growing understanding and use of Standard Australian English (English). We make extensive use of quality children's literature to provide an educational experience that far surpasses the traditional textbook / worksheet approach to learning. I teach using the pedagogical approach discussed by Barry Gilmore. First, school should be a place where students read what they would not normally read on their own—works that may seem difficult or obscure at first. (Some of her suggestions would be good for other special needs too.) }, Supplements to a Literature-based Curriculum, Charlotte's Web and Pippi Longstocking notebooking packs and literature unit stud. Students need this literature. Let me know. Should they confront that discomfort and the fact that the expert (the teacher) might have read some pretty amazing things and is wanting to expose students to that? Again, no question. Thanks to everyone for the comments so far. Do you have other favorite literature-based curriculum? Allowing children to discuss, debate, internalize literature opens door to their imaginations and critical thinking skills. Unfortunately, many students are not going to read independently and their parents may never encourage them to pick up a book. Students who are not interested or engaged in reading in the first place are not likely to read outside of the classroom unless we encourage them to become readers by reading what appeals to them in addition to reading what we believe must be assigned. Nor will they be able to–without your help.” Most of what I count as literature will not fall to me in a lit class this year, but to Wes Callihan’s Early Moderns set in the Old Western Culture series. This article explains the four major foundations of curriculum and their importance in education. selecting multicultural literature to include in their school library fiction collection It shouldn’t be accessible only at a premium but taught as part of the primary and secondary school day, accessible to all students. Local school boards generally have the authority to prescribe the curriculum, within state-approved guidelines. In other words, he should know the content of curriculum which consists of subjects, activities and experiences in the properly graded form. Through returning to this literature and passing it on, teachers show students how to do the same. of the world around them. new curriculum tend to over-estimate the material they need to cover - particularly in the content domain.