Literature in education
BC BT GD PD BL BP
Subject value 1.0 * 2 hours per weekend school * First semester * Gippsland/Distance * Prerequisites: DipT or GradDipEd or BTeach
From a base of wide reading of children's literature combined with the reading of critical and specialist writing on children's books, students will develop an understanding and knowledge of children's literature with particular reference to children's responses. Emphasis will placed on the importance of children's literature within the school language program and the role of the school librarian as a cooperating team member in implementing a literature program throughout the school. The sharing of story through storytelling, poetry and serial reading will be featured in the course. Students will examine various genres of children's literature, historical antecedents and initial approaches to writing for children. Adolescent fiction and contemporary children's publishing which focuses on social issues will be discussed and evaluated. The subject is taught by lectures, readings, group discussion and study guides. A bibliography of selected children's books, including classics, teenage fiction, poetry, myths and legends will be supplied.
Assessment
Satisfactory completion of set assignments * Two assignments of equal weight
Recommended texts
Johnson T D and Louis D R Literacy through literature Methuen, 1985.
Meek M On being literate Bodley Head, 1991
Saxby M and Winch G Give them wings: The experience of children's literature Macmillan, 1987