Personal and Academic Value of Literature To Children

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Personal and academic value of literature to children

7 Personal values of children lit


1. enjoyment 2. imagination and inspiration 3. knowledge and insights 4. understanding and empathy 5. heritage and cultural identity 6. moral reasoning 7. literary and artistic preferences

Enjoyment
most important personal gain; positive early experiences often lead to a lifetime of reading enjoyment

Imagination and Inspiration


vicariously experience a different world, inspire to overcome obstacles and accpet differences

Knowledge and Insights


offer information and wisdom; broaden experiences; viewing a situation from a different perspective

Understanding and Empathy


gain and appreciate universality of human needs; all humans are alike to some degree; and develop social justice

Heritage and Cultural Identity


connection to our past; appreciate history

Moral Reasoning
formulate own concepts of right and wrong; way to test out the outcomes of their choices

Literary and Artistic Preferences


recognize styles of authors and illustrators; select favorites

Academic Value
the sheer enjoyment of reading, instils a sense of love for literature. Childrens literatureengages the child, and creates a pattern, a ritual whereby children continue to read, and therebylearn and grow from all its other benefits.

Academic Value
Illustrations help children to learn (help to tell the story) -Also as aesthetical value (art)

Academic Value
Literacy success as the more time children spend reading literature, the better their reading and writing abilities become.

Academic value
Improvement in Social development Bill McGinley , said that literature is a part of our culture. It not only reflects our cultural norms, values and beliefs but it can also help shape them.

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