The power of literature goes deeper than its ability to facilitate literacy skills development. Heading down my own research path to explore its transformative power, the work of Hoggan and Cranton (2014) highlighted the capacity of literature to reveal new and diverse perspectives, foster critical reflection and also promote and facilitate change. This was an […]
ETL402 – Literature Across the Curriculum
4.4 – Karajia and Environment Awards for Children’s Literature
Ongoing since 1994, the Karajia and Environment Awards for Children’s Literature is The Wilderness Society’s yearly recognition of outstanding new children’s books, spanning fiction, non-fiction and picture books. The focus is on literature dedicated to fostering a love and appreciation for nature. The Awards could be utilised in an Australian school setting to promote environmental […]
4.3 – Genrefication of an Organisation System
In the last two and a half years, I have established two brand new primary school libraries. The first was as a beginning TL, where, in being guided by the experience of our library administration assistant, it was established according to traditional organisation principles of A-Z for fiction and Dewey Decimal Classification (DCC) for non […]
3.1 – First Nations Inclusion in the Collection
In establishing our new school library this year, I devoted much thought and consideration as to how I would respectfully include First Nations voices throughout the collection. Instead of creating a separate, isolated section, I integrated First Nations texts within relevant subject areas of our genrefied non fiction collection. I felt this approach ensured that […]
1.1a – Children’s Literature Definition
Children’s literature is a diverse and subjective concept, yet commonalities in various definitions suggest it involves reading material written primarily for, or widely read by, children from early years to adolescence. It has the capacity to engage children in shaping their understanding of personal experiences, emotions and the world around them through language and story. […]