"He said, "Don't you feel lonely living in your own little world? She whispered, "Don't you feel powerless living in other people's worlds?" Virginia Woolf. In this blog, you will find theoretical information about Children's Literature. In addition, different concepts will be discussed in order to know the impact that these notions have in a Literature Class.

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Monday, November 12, 2018

Literature in Children's life


In this post, will point out the importance of literature in children's life. Hope you find it interesting. 

Literature in Children's life

The experience that humankind has got through literature has been important for its own heritage. Literature has been considered as an extension to reconstruct an experience in children population. Nowadays, children are more able to spend more time.
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However, their time is not focusing on something that allows them to create a significant experience in their lives. Therefore, the approach that literature should have is base on the enjoyment of reading, that means if the children get close the literature this would capture their attention. It is important to consider that children’s interests should get it through the connection between literature and aspects that the child individually enjoyed.

For instance, narrative activities allow the children to construct a reality through the stories that the teacher provides. Consequently, this close relation between literature and children let the children create an important aspect, their imagination. 

Resultado de imagen para children's literatureThen, reading literature not only increase their skills in terms of academic aspects but also allows the children to create their own criteria about life and what is around it. The assessment could be a problem regarding the evaluating children perform. However, this should be focus on the skills that children develop providing feedbacks that allow them the create a critical stand about literature. Teachers, fathers, and school should involve in this process.





Kiefer, B. Tyson, C (2009) Charlotte Huck's Children's Literature: A Brief Guide. Children’s Literature.  McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

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