https://padlet.com/DrKSmith/p02i5r435dds Made with an open mind en-us 2019-04-23 12:26:37 UTC 2019-04-23 17:31:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/DrKSmith/p02i5r435dds/wish/353461867 You can open to page 328 to look at the major purposes of literature

Key points:
-by reading, children can learn about many different subjects
-exposes children to new thought processes 
-exposes them to new view points 
-goal of literature is to help them develop and create a love for reading
-builds critical knowledge and understanding through integrated experiences with genres and disciplines 
-build off of current theories
-opportunities for critical inquiry 
-Literary awareness and appreciation 
- in the vignette, a first grade teacher presented an interactive read aloud that talked about Monarch butterflies and the milkweed plant. The teacher brought in milkweed pods for each student so they could interact with them. 
- The teacher touched on how children can develop a love for reading through activities


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- to be successful you need a wide variety of support. Such as, other teachers, students, administrators, librarians, and parents.
- selecting materials for your classroom/the school is a very important task. (whoever is making the selection, appropriate content, focuses on children's need & interests, balance is needed)
- involving parents and other community members is important for a school program to be successful
- an important quote that we found is "everything we do with books in schools should be measured against these criteria: will this help children enjoy books? will this help children become lifetime readers?"
- consider the following when evaluating children's literature:
availability, time, motivation, balance in the curriculum, growth as readers, growth as teachers]]> 2019-04-23 17:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/DrKSmith/p02i5r435dds/wish/353462202 https://padlet.com/DrKSmith/p02i5r435dds/wish/353463162 Key points:
Connecting Literature to Life. 
- Kids really enjoy looking at pictures and maps in books so they can connect them to their real life. 
- Jackdaws, resources from historical events from different time periods and educators could use these for activities to show them what was happening during that specific time. As well as teaching them about history, the students may create their own sources materials about the time they live in. 
- Teachers need to realize that over analyzing a book for too long may cause the child lose interest in what the subject is discussing. 
- Also when trying to analyze books about time, to help students, create time lines to help them visualize what is happening when reading and understanding time periods.

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