Significance of Literature in

Teaching Children
MARY CELLEYN N. ANDUYO
BEED III
Children's
Literature
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

A material written and produced for the

information or entertainment of children
and young adults. It includes all non-
fiction, literary and artistic genres and
physical formats.
The Value of
Children’s
Literature
 VALUE OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

• It provides students with opportunities to

respond to literature.
• It gives students appreciation about their own
cultural heritage as well as those of others.
• It helps students develop emotional
intelligence and creativity.
 VALUE OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

• It nurtures growth and development of the

students personality and social skills

• It transmits importance literature and themes

from one generation to the next.
The Importance
of Literacy to
Children
 Significance of Teaching Literature

It allows students to step back in time and learn about life

on earth from the one’s who walked before us. We can
gather a better understanding of culture and have a greater
appreciation of them. We can learn through the ways
history is recorded, in the forms of manuscript and
through speech itself.
 Significance of Teaching Literature

1. Identifying Linguistic Features

2. Identifying similarities and differences
3. Summarizing and Notes Taking
4. Graphic Organizers
5. Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback
6. Reinforcing effort and Providing Recognition.
 Why Reading is Important to children.

Building literacy and language skills help children

be kindergarten-ready. They enter school with love
of books and ready to learn.
It is important for school success because
eventually they move from learning to read, to
reading to learn.
 Steps of enhancing Literacy to Children

• Talk to your children at early age.

• Read or tell them random stories anytime.
• Share complex book with pictures, counting, animals
and a little plots
• Make reading part of your child’s bedtime routine.
• Don’t stop reading to your child when they get older.