Children's Literature Resources

"From a pedagogic point of view, tales convey basic values useful for children lives. In a didactic perspective, properly chosen storybooks represent a valuable resource for school activities, improving students’ language skills and building up a friendly/respectful classroom environment"

Influence of the Digital Age from "Steps to Success: Crossing the Bridge Between Literacy Research and Practice"
Overview
Introduction
History of Children's Literature
Recent Trends in Children's Literature
Multimodal Texts in Children’s Literature
Connecting Learning Standards to Arts-Based Responses to Literature

"The author reviews differences between orality and literacy, noting that the latter is an extension of the former. She suggests that much contemporary Aboriginal literature includes characteristics of oral narratives. Such devices as the use of the first person and the emphasis upon oneness indicate writing in the "oral" form."