Q1 - Children's Literature

What is Children's Literature?

• Books written by award-winning authors

• Books are written for children meeting high literary standards

• Books with lots of pictures.

• Books that are engaging.

What is the academic value of children's literature?

• Opportunity to foster language development.

• Exposure to common vocabulary and writing styles.

• An opportunity for publishers to make a quick dollar off teachers.

• Imagination and Inspiration

Children's literature is not books about childhood that are told in a nostalgic form.

• true

• false

• maybe

• cannot be determined

Children's books bring...

• An opportunity for children to use their imagination.

• Parents a way to punish the children.

• A great way to keep children occupied while you are busy.

• For relaxation

Young adults (children 9-12) read literature that helps them find themselves and important situations.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• Cannot be determined

Children between the ages of 7 and 9 are...

• Solidifying their reading ability.

• Enjoy reading long books that challenge them.

• Gaining independence and determining their point of view.

Children ages 0-2 enjoy storybooks with simple plots.

• true

• false

• maybe

• cannot be determined

What is your instructor's last name for this subject?

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AGES 0-2

• brief, plotless, concept books with brightly colored pictures

• simple-plot picture storybooks and folktales for reading aloud

• often in the form of heavy, nontoxic cardboard or cloth books

• nursery rhymes for them to memorize

What is this little girl's name?

• Donna
• Deanna
• Dora
• Didi