For children aged 0 - 5 years authors such as Janet & Allan Ahlberg, Eric Carle who produced the well known classic "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", Raymond Briggs who published "The snowman" and Rod Campbell are just a few of the most popular.
For children aged 6 - 8 years authors such as Roald Dahl who produced the classic range of books such as "The BFG", Enid Blyton well known for the famous book "Five on a Treasure Island" and Dick King-Smith are just a few examples of the most popular authors.
For children aged 9 - 11 years authors such as Michael Morpurgo who produced the well know "Private Peaceful", Jacqueline Wilson and the famous book "The Story of Tracy Beaker", JK Rowling and her book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and Roald Dahl again and a few of the most popular authors.
What are the elements of these books that are successful?
- Using interesting, fun illustrations and artwork
- An enthusiastic story line
- Teaching simple concepts such as numbers, letters or colors or even teaching diversity, love, manners, and acceptance.
- Using interesting language such as alliterations and poetry as well as incorporating advanced vocabulary
Which books for young children do you remember/love? Why do you remember them?
The books I loved and remember as a child are "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", "Elmer", "Dear Zoo" and "Spot The Dog" collection. These books were full of fun and excited pictures and illustrations. They all had very interesting and different story lines which is why i loved them and kept reading them over and over again.
How are children taught to read in schools?
What are the arguments for and against current approaches? synthetic phonics and reading schemes.
What sorts of 'miscues' do young readers make and how are caregivers encouraged to deal with them ?
Bibliography
http://www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-blogs/news/222/
http://publishingperspectives.com/2012/06/what-makes-a-childrens-book-great-we-have-some-answers/
http://thewritepractice.com/childrens-book/
Good start - catch this up as it is vital research.
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