LESSON 1:

Children’s
Reading Interests
ECE 214 | Children’s Literature
January 31, 2020
WHERE ARE WE GOING?

1. Appreciate the importance of Literature in a

child’s life
2. Determine the advantages of exposing
children to literature
3. Differentiate interests and needs
4. Identify the different needs of children and
how literature help address these needs

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WHAT IS LITERATURE?

Literature is any piece of

writing that is valued as a
work of art.

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WHAT IS LITERATURE?

Literature is a body of work, either

written, oral, or visual, containing
imaginative language that realistically
portrays thoughts, emotions and
experiences of the human condition.

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WHAT IS LITERATURE?

 Poems  Folktales
 Novels  Fables
 Short stories Parables
 Plays  Songs and
Folklores Rhymes

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QUESTION:

What is the place of

literature in a child’s
life?
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QUESTION:

Why is it a need to have a

separate literature for
children?

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STATUS QUO

1. Children are not exposed to a wealth

of reading materials for their own
pleasure.
2. Dearth of reading materials at home,
and sometimes even at school

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TASKS 1: Think-Pair-Share (5
minutes)

List down and discuss at least

3 advantages of exposing a
child to literature.

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WHY CHILDREN SHOULD BE EXPOSED
TO LITERATURE?

1. Reading and literature is therapeutic.

2. It promotes “reading for pleasure.”
3. It enriches their own knowledge and vocabulary.
4. It greatly contribute towards a child’s creative
development. (art- music, drawings, dance, etc.)
5. It can develop a sensitivity to sights, sounds, words, life’s
problems and people.
6. It can address children’s basic needs- emotional, spiritual,
etc.

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WHAT WENT WRONG?

1. Children are heavily laden with homework

and projects.
2. Overemphasis on academic learning and
training
3. Overdependence to textbooks leading to
impoverished literary diet
4. Lack of guidance and support from adults

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WAYS FORWARD

“Be an advocate of reading

and children’s literature”

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WAYS FORWARD

“Guiding and helping children

to appreciate literature and
develop love for reading is a
shared responsibility.”

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INTERESTS VS NEEDS

Interests refer to the expression of an

individuals pattern of reaction or
behavior towards himself, his
associates and the situations he may
find himself.

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INTERESTS VS NEEDS

Needs refer to the desire for

what are called or considered
necessities.

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CHILDREN’S NEEDS

NEED FOR
MATERIAL SECURITY

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CHILDREN’S NEEDS

NEED FOR
EMOTIONAL SECURITY

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CHILDREN’S NEEDS

NEED FOR
INTELLECTUAL
SECURITY
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CHILDREN’S NEEDS

NEED FOR
SPIRITUAL SECURITY

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CHILDREN’S NEEDS

NEED TO BELONG

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CHILDREN’S NEEDS

NEED TO LOVE AND

BE LOVED

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CHILDREN’S NEEDS

NEED TO ACHIEVE, TO
DO, BE SOMEONE
WORTHY OF RESPECT
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CHILDREN’S NEEDS

NEED FOR RECREATION

OR CHANGE

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CHILDREN’S NEEDS

NEED FOR AESTHETIC

SATISFACTION

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