Character Education in Literature-Based Instruction

Author(s)

Karen L. Parker, Liberty UniversityFollow
Beth E. Ackerman, Liberty UniversityFollow

Publication Date

2-22-2007

Document Type

Conference Presentation

Disciplines

Education

Comments

Paper presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting & Exhibits of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, New York, NY.

Abstract

As schools mandate character education, teachers face the dilemma of crowding another requirement into their teaching schedules while continuing to meet increased accountability for academic performance. Therefore, teachers are seeking the most effective approach to teaching character education and one that conserves time in their classrooms. Teaching character principles that apply to children’s literature is a character education strategy that conserves classroom time because it does not infringe upon the academic schedule. The principles of character education are an effective match for guided reading activities to enhance reading comprehension and character.

Recommended Citation

Parker, Karen L. and Ackerman, Beth E., "Character Education in Literature-Based Instruction" (2007). Faculty Publications and Presentations. 33.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/educ_fac_pubs/33