WESTBURY, N.Y. (1010 WINS) -- Forget text books and pie charts, a Long Island teacher is using Bon Jovi to teach her students their English lessons.
Roxanne Basandella, a fourth grade teacher at the Drexel Avenue School in Westbury, says the rocker's songs have a lot to teach her students. The die hard Bon Jovi fan says she used her favorite band as a teaching device.
With her unique lesson plan, Basandella was recognized as the 2007 Elementary School Teacher of the Year by the New York State English Council.
Basandella says she and her students read Bon Jovi lyrics for grammar and literary devices and then they sing and dance.
The school, parents and community have been supporters of Basandella's teaching method and the kids seem to love it.
NYSEC is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing English teachers in New York together and keeping them informed.
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Roxanne Basandella, a fourth grade teacher at the Drexel Avenue School in Westbury, says the rocker's songs have a lot to teach her students. The die hard Bon Jovi fan says she used her favorite band as a teaching device.
With her unique lesson plan, Basandella was recognized as the 2007 Elementary School Teacher of the Year by the New York State English Council.
Basandella says she and her students read Bon Jovi lyrics for grammar and literary devices and then they sing and dance.
The school, parents and community have been supporters of Basandella's teaching method and the kids seem to love it.
NYSEC is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing English teachers in New York together and keeping them informed.
(TM & © 2007 CBS Radio Inc. and its relevant subsidiaries. CBS RADIO & EYE Logo TM & © 2007 CBS Broadcasting Inc. Used under license. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. In the interest oftimeliness, this story may contain occasional typographical errors.) (January 3rd 2008)
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