Chapter 4
Provide them with the critical language
THE LITERATURE EXPERIENCE
The great 17th century philosopher Sir Francis
Bacon wrote, “some books are to be tasted, others
to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and READING ALOUD
digested,”
 It is an instructional practice where
LITERATURE-BASED LEARNING
Children are given the opportunity to respond to  The reader incorporates variations in
their reading through discussion, writing, drama,
arts, crafts and other means. Simply put, books
became an inseparable part of education and an
invaluable part of life.
 It helps children to improve their
THE READER-CENTERED APPROACH TO
LITERATURE
 It is focusing on the reader where the
reader’s existence is highly considered.
 The meaning of a text is no longer just the
text that creates it but as a result of the
interaction between the text and its readers.
 It allows teachers to connect with their
students on more personal level.
This causes the readers to evaluate their own
ethical beliefs, to prioritize their own values.
THE FOUR OBJECTIVES OF THE READER-
CENTERED APPROACH:
1. To encourage individual individual readers to
feel comfortable with their own responses to a
literary work.
2. To encourage the readers to seek out the
reasons for their responses and thereby come
to understand themselves better.
3. To encourage the readers to recognize, in the
responses of others, the differences among
people and to respect those differences.
4. To encourage readers to recognize, in the
responses of others, the similarities among
people.
THE ADULT RESPONSIBILITIES ARE TO:
1. Bring children and books together.
2. Give them as many different types of
literature as possible.
3. Encourage honest and open responses
4. Challenge them to explore those responses and
learn something about themselves.
5.
that they might clearly express their
responses
6. Encourage toleration
7. Encourage mutual understanding
teachers, parents, and caregivers
read texts aloud to children.
pitch, tone, pace, volume, pauses,
eye contact, questions and comments
to produce a fluent and enjoyable
delivery.
information processing skills,
vocabulary, and comprehension.
EFFECTIVE READING ALOUD BY
OBSERVING A FEW GUIDELINES
1. Read stories you enjoy
2. Choose stories that are suitable to the
children’s emotional and social
developmental levels.
3. Be sure illustrations in a picture book
can be seen easily by everyone
4. Keep the reading experience an
interactive one
5. Be sure to pronounce the word
clearly.
STORYTELLING
 The art of narrating a tale from
memory rather than reading it, is
one of the oldest of all art forms,
reaching back to prehistoric times.
TWO ELEMENTS SELECTION DELIVERY
 A successful storyteller chooses
good stories
 A successful story teller is also a
performer
BOOK DISCUSSION
 It requires serious preparation
 It evolves and and metamorphosis as
it proceeds
MEMORY QUESTION

 Something remembered from the past; a

recollection.