CHILDREN’S LITERATURE & THE DEVELOPING READER introduces children’s literature as both a valuable literary form and an educational tool by integrating an understanding of its aesthetic qualities with the concerns of educators who wish to help their students acquire literary competencies. Videos provide interesting and accessible real world application of the concepts while a variety of feature boxes offer opportunities for further exploration of key ideas, guidelines for choosing quality literature, teaching ideas, and book suggestions.
Chapter 1: Children’s Literature and the Developing Reader
Chapter 2: A History of Childhood and Children’s Literature
Chapter 3: How to Read the Pictures in a Picturebook
Chapter 4: How to Analyze Stories and Poems
Chapter 5: From Birth to Preschool: Audio and Linguistic Literacies
Chapter 6: From Birth to Preschool: Visual, Gestural, Tactile, and Spatial Literacies
Chapter 7: Audio and Linguistic Literacies for the New Reader
Chapter 8: Visual, Gestural, and Spatial Literacies for the New Reader
Chapter 9: Young Readers: Audio and Linguistic Literacies
Chapter 10: Young Readers: Visual, Gestural, Tactile, and Spatial Literacies
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