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Introduction To The World of Children's Literature: Learning About Story and Literature

The document provides an overview of children's literature, including what it is, its value in supporting child development, and how children respond to literature. Children's literature includes books, stories, poems and other works that are age-appropriate sources of entertainment and education for children from birth through their teen years. Literature supports children's language, cognitive, social, and personality development at different stages of growth.

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Introduction To The World of Children's Literature: Learning About Story and Literature

The document provides an overview of children's literature, including what it is, its value in supporting child development, and how children respond to literature. Children's literature includes books, stories, poems and other works that are age-appropriate sources of entertainment and education for children from birth through their teen years. Literature supports children's language, cognitive, social, and personality development at different stages of growth.

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Introduction to the World of Childrens

Literature
Learning about Story and Literature
Chapter 1

Fishing for a Book


A good book
hooks
with a sharp first line.
Its plot wiggles
and pulls and surprises.
Its characters are bait
that wait
for you to bite.
A good book
reels you in
with glistening language
and a splash of style.

It soaks you with memories


and new discoveries.
A good book
holds steady
through The End
And then
it lures you in again.
Irene Latham

Chapter 1
Learning about Story and Literature
Quick Write ( 3 Groups):
What value is there in childrens literature?
How does literature support a childs
development?
How do children respond to literature?

1.1
,

Learning Objectives

What is Childrens Literature?


Childrens books are literature.
Literature is:
To illuminate what it means to be human
To make accessible the most
fundamental experiences of life.
The imaginative shaping of experience
and thoughts into the forms and
structure of language.

Norton, Through the Eyes of a Child,

What is Childrens Literature?


Childrens literature is:
Good quality trade books for children
from birth to adolescence.

Topics are relevant and interesting to children.


Prose and poetry
Fiction and non-fiction
Reflect their life experiences, understanding,
and emotions.

Content
Includes diverse and interesting topics:
Dinosaurs
Egyptian mummies
World records

Prose (fiction/non-fiction) or poetry


Textbook vs. Trade book

Quality
Writing and Illustration
Originality and importance of ideas
Imaginative use of language and image
Beauty of literacy and artistic style

How to Recognize a Well-Written Book


Open a book in the middle
somewhere.
When you look at the words,
do pictures jump in your
mind
of the people
of the places
of the sounds
of the smells?
Di you feel compelled
Without even thinking about
it?

to turn the page


to keep on reading
to learn more
to tell a friend?
And when you are done,
when you reached the end,
do you want
to read it all over again?

Janet Wong

What makes a Good Childrens Book?

Why do children read?


To experience life and
In their experiences inside the world
of a new story challenge them to
think in new ways.

Values Gained from Literature


Providing pleasure and enjoyment
Helping transmit literary heritage from
one generation to the next
Understanding cultural heritage
Providing vicarious experiences
Developing emotional intelligence
Gaining new background knowledge
Nurturing and expanding the imagination
1.2
Norton, Through the Eyes of a Child: 8e 2004, 2007, 2011 by Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN:0137074018

Literature Supports Development from


Preschool to Young Adults
Language development
Cognitive development
Personality development
Social development

1.3
Norton, Through the Eyes of a Child: 8e 2004, 2007, 2011 by Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN:0137074018

Literature Supports
Language Development
Increase vocabulary
Authentic language use
Listen to and recognize sounds
Repetition, rhyme, and rhythm
Play with words
Appreciate language
Figurative language
Dramatic and creative play
1.4
Norton, Through the Eyes of a Child: 8e 2004, 2007, 2011 by Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN:0137074018

Literature Supports
Cognitive Development
Observing
Comparing
Classifying
Hypothesizing
Organizing
Summarizing
Applying and responding
Criticizing
1.5
Norton, Through the Eyes of a Child: 8e 2004, 2007, 2011 by Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN:0137074018

Literature Supports
Personality Development
Infancy trust vs. mistrust
Toddler autonomy vs. shame and doubt
Preschool initiative vs. guilt
Elementary school industry vs. inferiority
Adolescence identity vs. role confusion
Young adult intimacy vs. isolation
Middle age generativity vs. stagnation
Retirement years integrity vs. despair
1.6
Norton, Through the Eyes of a Child: 8e 2004, 2007, 2011 by Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN:0137074018

Literature Supports
Social Development

Socialization occurs when children


learn the ways of their groups so they
can function acceptably within those
groups
Moral development acquiring moral
standards and developing the
concepts of right and wrong
1.7
Norton, Through the Eyes of a Child: 8e 2004, 2007, 2011 by Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN:0137074018

Children Respond to Literature


Factors within readers
Factors within texts
Factors within contexts
Responses
Efferent
Aesthetic reading

Analyzing responses
The role of motivation
1.8

Working with Books


Examine one of these books and analyze
its characteristics for:

Enjoyment
Personal & Cultural Identity
Imagination & Transformation
Knowledge & Insights
Understanding & Empathy
Literary & Artistic Preferences

Next Week
Read Chapters 1 & 2: Learning about story
and Literature and Learning about
Children and Literature
Complete quizzes 1 & 2 on Blackboard

Norton, Through the Eyes of a Child: An

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