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Invite an author to visit your school! 

Imagine how excited the students will be to attend an assembly or workshop presented by a famous author!

AuthorsInSchools is a speakers' bureau designed to help you find a nationally known or regional author whose presentation, fees, and availability meet your school's or organization's needs. We currently represent over 40 entertaining and educational poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, storytellers, illustrators, entertainers, and more!

Visit AuthorsInSchools.com today to find out more information or to book an author visit.

Make sure you also visit our other Meadowbrook Press affiliated websites for author interviews, lesson plans, newly posted poems, and fun activities to use in your classroom: FictionTeachers.com, Poetry.Teachers.com, and GigglePoetry.com!


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If you're a teacher, you'll save 20% when you purchase children's poetry and children's fiction titles from MeadowbrookPress.com. To take advantage of this offer, just type "Teacher Discount" in the coupon code when you place your order (all orders must be shipped to your school). There's no charge for freight on all orders of $25 or more.

Delight your students by requesting Bruce Lansky to autograph any of his books. Shop now and save!


Poetry in the Classoom

Kids’ Favorite Funny Poems Enhance Learning
 
Meadowbrook Press’s line of giggle-packed poetry will have students—even reluctant readers—asking for more. Not only can you make reading fun, you can also help develop important skills.

Studies show that poetry and humor can help kids both in and out of the classroom. Humorous poetry can relieve stress from home, spur the development of language skills and help children understand symbols.

Facts About Humorous Poetry in the Classroom
  • “Poetry provides a relaxed and pleasant way for students to practice oral language skills.”  -International Reading Association, 2001
  • “One of the signs of giftedness is a keen sense of humor…perhaps poetry is the quickest way to insert humor into the classroom. We’re fortunate to have a number of outstanding poets who engage in writing poetry that tickles children’s funny bones.” -The Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin for Women Educators, Spring 1999
  • “Reading poems out loud to English learners helps children attend to the sounds of the words and lines as well as to their meaning.” -Journal of Instructional Psychology, March 2000
  • “Sharing humor in the classroom may be the only relief children have from the situations they encounter in their lives.” -The Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin for Women Educators, Spring 1999

  
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Posted: 6/14/2006 10:49:39 AM

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