SMALL PLANET COMMUNICATIONS

At Small Planet, we specialize in creating, shaping, and transmitting information-in any medium. With our unique combination of content-area and technical expertise, we help our clients deliver stellar learning materials to global, national, and regional educational markets. From... Over the course of the year, we expand students' choice to include literature selection by moving to multi-book units in which four or five thematically or topically related books are offered as reading options. The children enjoy having a say in the choice of literature, and they feel motivated to read books that they've chosen themselves. They also gain several additional advantages in multi-book units. First, they are encouraged to develop and articulate their individual tastes in literature. Second, by hearing about the books their peers are reading, students are exposed to other texts that they may, in turn, decide to read themselves. Last, as several related titles are discussed in the classroom,..

Also known as: Small Planet, Small Planet Communications, Inc.

Primary location: Lawrence United States