Competency #2--Related Podcast

http://www.readwritethink.org/beyondtheclassroom/summer/podcastsvideos/CAB/002_playful-poetry.asp

Using the Yahoo Podcasts search engine, I found a podcast
entitled ReadWriteThink: Chatting About Books. Episode 2
(published May 2, 2008) is called "Playful Poetry Books to Share."
http://media.readwritethink.org/audio/ChattingAboutBooks/CAB-002.mp3

The podcast has 3 sections. In the first section, the host, Emily
Manning, talks about 3 poetry books for children and suggests
ways to use the books. In the second section, Ms. Manning
talks to a family about the three poetry books in the first section.
In the last section, she interviews Dr. Sylvia Vardell. Ms.
Manning and Dr. Vardell talk about how to read a poetry book
and how to choose poetry books for children of different
ages. The entire podcast is entertaining and informational.

I chose to link this podcast to my blog because it directly
deals with my topic of poetry for children and young adults.
Several poetry books are discussed and ways to encourage
the reading of poetry are mentioned. The ReadWriteThink
website also features literacy activities for children
and young adults in kindergarten through high school. There
are links to other sites and podcasts as well.