Zuasola, Iriz G. Beed-Gen - Ed. Iii AS15-Eng 2: The Importance of Children's Literature

Zuasola, Iriz G. BEED-GEN.ED.
III AS15-Eng 2
Literary texts provide opportunities for multi-

sensorial classroom experiences and can appeal to
learners with different learning styles.
Literary texts offer a rich source of linguistic input

and can help learners to practice the four skills -
speaking, listening, reading and writing - in addition
to exemplifying grammatical structures and
presenting new vocabulary.
Use of Literature in
Teaching English
Language in the Literature can help learners to develop their
understanding of other cultures, awareness of
Classroom. ‘difference' and to develop tolerance and
understanding.
Literary texts are representational rather than

referential (McRae, 1994).
Literature lessons can lead to public displays of

student output through posters of student creations
e.g., poems, stories or through performances of
plays.
The Importance of Children’s

Literature
Social
Cognitive Emotional
 Better understand others
 Better understand the  Better understand
and the world.
aesthetic values of words. themselves.
 Provides an avenue for
 Provides students with  Helps students develop
students to learn about
the opportunity to emotional intelligence.
their own cultural heritage
respond to literature.  Fosters personality and
and the cultures of other
 Encourages creativity. social development.
people.
Children’s Literature
General Types
Type: POETRY AND VERSE Type: FICTION LITERATURE

Type: TRADITIONAL LITERATURE Description: Formally a single Description: Fiction, literature
Description: It is literature that has metrical line in a poetic created from the imagination,
no known author and stories that composition. not presented as fact, though it
have been handed down orally Importance: It helps us may be based on a true story or
from one generation to the next, understand and appreciate the situation.
with each storyteller adding slight world around us. Importance: Helps understand
variations. Example: Dactyl – a group of other people's perspectives.
Importance: It can provide readers three syllables, The Charge of Example: Mysteries, science
with insight into the world's the Light Brigade” by Alfred Lord fiction, romance, fantasy, chick
various cultures. Its main purpose Tennyson. lit, crime thrillers are all fiction
is to provide entertainment. genres.
Example: Myths, fables, epics,
ballads, legends, folk rhymes,
folktales, fairy tales, trickster tales,
tall tales, cumulative tales and
pauraque tales are part of this
genre.
Types: INFORMATIONAL BOOKS Types: BIOGRAPHY

Description: Informational books are Description: A detailed description of a
those which explain known facts about person's life.
specific topics Importance: Help gain insight into how
Importance: To provide a source of successful people handle crises and solve
knowledge on a variety of topics. complex problems.
Example: Quiet- The Power of Introverts Example: Biography of a book about the
in a World That Can't Stop Talking. story of President Obama's life.
Criteria Implications to Learner’s Learning
1. Appeals to the students age maturity Intellectually, emotionally and maturity wise and pick
and/or intellectual levels. materials that are relevant to their experience.
2. Stimulates the mind and imagination. Encourage students self education. Make the student’s
think, wonder and want to find out more.
3. Provide useful information. Can provide already the information and fill in the gasp and
give the learner all they need to understand the topic on
their own way.
4. Upholds and cultivates values and orals. Helps students choose virtue over evil, model godly
character and encourage entigrity.
5. Can be read over and over. Reading materials that has relatable characters and
engaging storyline.
Board Books
The paperboard is
printed and used for
Picture Books both the cover and the
interior pages. Each
Produced in a range of media, page panel is a
such as oil paints,
It helps the minimum of two plies
acrylics, watercolor,
and pencil, among Development of paperboard
others. Of cognitive skills of children thickness
and contribute to their success
in school work
Pop-up Books
Include text, illustrations, and

folded, glued, or pull-tab
elements that move within the
pages of the.
SELECTING READING MATERIALS

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Zuasola, Iriz G. BEED-GEN.ED.

Literary texts provide opportunities for multi-

Literary texts offer a rich source of linguistic input

Literary texts are representational rather than

Literature lessons can lead to public displays of

The Importance of Children’s

Type: POETRY AND VERSE Type: FICTION LITERATURE

Types: INFORMATIONAL BOOKS Types: BIOGRAPHY

Include text, illustrations, and

SELECTING READING MATERIALS

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