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Henderson, O. (n.d.). I Can Hop. Reading A-Z. Being able to decode is pivotal, especially when it comes to teaching students how to read. Decoding is when children have the ability to apply his or her knowledge of graphemes (letters) and phonemes (sounds) to pronounce print correctly (“Word Decoding and Phonics,” n.d.). Nevertheless, having child understand the relationship between graphemes and phonemes allow him or her to identify acquainted words quickly, as well as learn new words (“Word…

fairytale is a significant genre not only for children’s literature, but also overall. Fairytales teach both children and their parents a lot. People can learn various lessons from them. Fairytale characters develop and grow up throughout the plot. These stories illustrate different stages of their lives, some obstacles, victories and defeats. Charlotte’s Web written by Elwyn Brooks White, and Hana’s Suitcase written by Karen Levine are two good examples of children’s literature. Their main…

American Library Association (source 1). The Newbery Award is the first children’s literature award in the world (source 1). It was first given out in 1921 by Frederic Melcher (source 3). He encouraged reading among children greatly (source 3). Frederic Melcher is a former bookseller and editor or Publishers Weekly(source 3). He believed the award should be named after John Newbery, the father, or inventor, or children’s literature(source 3). In 1922, the Newbery Award was established in John…

ogres and trolls are usually found in fairy tales, but what actually is a fairy tale, why do we read them, and why are they so important. In the article “An introduction to fairy tales” Maria Tatar, a Harvard folklore professor clarifies what a fairy tale is. In her article, Tatar uses several different sources to give an effective model of what a fairy tale is and why they’re so important. Using the fairy tale Robin Hood, we will put the model to the test and see if it can resonate with a real…

I will discuss the statement Children’s literature is concerned with ideology and power relations with reference to Block 1 of Children’s Literature. Ideology is the attitude that makes up a culture and its social norms. Power relationships are relationships that are based on the ideology of society according to time, place, religion and culture. Hunt argues that children’s literature has ideology within it regardless of it being intentional or not. (Hunt, 2009) Within the Harry Potter extract…

I can agree with Meghan Cox Gurdon about one thing in the article, Darkness Too Visible; YA literature has become much darker than it was in 1967. So what? All of the topics she laments have taken over YA literature are certainly not new. Profanity, kidnapping etc. have been around a lot longer than 1967. Are some of these topics not appropriate for kids at age 13? Maybe not, but that is for a parent to decide. That is, if a parent is actually monitoring what their child reads. Most parents…

University of Toronto professor and researcher, Patricia A. Ganea, delves in and answers this question. In her article, “Do Cavies talk? The Effect of Anthropomorphic Picture Books on Children’s Knowledge about Animals”, she analyzes the impact of description of animals in pictures books and how that affects children’s conception and knowledge of animals.…

Mary Bisbee states, that In 1697, fairy tales existed first by oral tradition, then by the coined phrase in France, and Madame D’Aulnoy used the term in her collection to discuss issues of the day (Bisbee 17). Fairy tales are simply outrageous children’s short stories about dragons and fairies. However, some fairy tales teaching morality to people, particularly women and children. According to her book “The Classic Fairy Tales,” Maria Tatar states, that “Fairy tales register an effort on the…

Fairy tales are mythical, and sometimes magical stories that have been told and passed on to children for centuries. The classic, uplifting Disney fairy tales that we all know and love, stray from the gruesome, but original storylines of the tales. Despite the fact that these fairy tales were meant to be told to innocent children, the early versions of the stories are quite ominous and much darker than the joyous Disney tales. In many fairy tales, the characters have deep psychological problems,…

everyone. A lot of people think fairy tale stories are not true and useless, reading those books is just a pastime method. However, arguments in the story also can apply into the reality. One shouldn’t have the heart to harm others, but must be vigilant so as not to be…