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BACHELOR IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

MODULE 3
Approaches in Teaching Literature

Name (Last name, Given name):

Year/ Section:
Date:

EXPERIENCE
Find yourself a pair. (No 3 nor 4 persons in a group – PAIR only!) Answer the questions below. Share and
compare your answers.

Name of your pair:

Why do we need to have literature specifically written for children? What kinds of literary experiences
did you enjoy as a child? Which of the three approaches do you remember your teachers taught you that
you liked best?

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Select the approach most closely identified with each of the following statements. Mark the letter of your
choice that corresponds to the best response. Write your answers in the blanks provided. Use letters only.

A. Traditional Approach

B. Language-Based Approach

C. Reader-Response Approach

1. Extends the student's word repertory, as well as reading and writing skill. _______
2. Applies strategies to deconstruct literary texts in order to serve specific linguistic goals. ______
3. Writing about feelings/reactions toward an issue. ______
4. Equips students with broader views and more appreciative of diversity in tastes and worldviews.
______
5. Teacher assumes the role of facilitator and mediator. ______
6. Generates language practice using the text. ______
7. Checks the knowledge of students by asking them questions based on what they read. ______
8. Is teacher-centered ______
9. Offers learners an opportunity to access a text systematically and methodically. ______
10. Is centered on background information and explanations about some thematic and stylistic features of
the text. ______

CHALLENGE
Having a same pair in “Experience”, interview five of your classmates and ask them which of the three
approaches appeals the most and the least to them and their reasons for it. Synthesize their answers.
Then, give your insight as a future literature teacher on what you think of these approaches yourself.

APPROACHES
Classmate
Most liked (with brief explanation) Least liked (with brief explanation)

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SYNTHESIS

YOUR INSIGHT AS A FUTURE LITERATURE TEACHER

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 HARNESS
Having the same group in "Assess" activity, choose one from the genres and come up with a creative
children's book (six-eight pages) about it. As an added requirement, think of the value of your children's
book for young people (see discussion). You print your book and submit it after a month.

Give a sneak peek of your book by providing the following information:

Genre:

Title of book:

Number of pages:

Appropriate grade level: Value for young people:

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