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Transcending the Curricular Barrier Between Fitness and Reading With FitLit
Author(s) -
Opitz Michael F.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the reading teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.642
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-2714
pISSN - 0034-0561
DOI - 10.1598/rt.64.7.8
Subject(s) - reading (process) , psychology , mathematics education , reading motivation , sample (material) , teaching method , pedagogy , linguistics , philosophy , chemistry , chromatography
The author discusses how FitLit, children's literature that spotlights the multiple aspects of health and well‐being, offers a vehicle for integrating reading and fitness into existing classroom routines such as guided reading, read‐alouds, independent reading, and reading and writing workshop. Sample FitLit titles are provided as well as a detailed lesson to show how fitness and reading can be integrated within the school day and how students can be encouraged to apply their learning in their everyday lives for optimal fitness and reading.