When I first began teaching quite a few years ago in a Victorian Preschool, a teacher mentor of mine encouraged me to use picture books as a springboard for learning for the 3-5 year old children. I have taken this as a major part of my teaching philosophy to children well beyond the age of 5 and continue to practice using books as a springboard to the present day. To me the opportunities which a quality text provides to the realms of imagination are endless. The mode by which the literature or text is delivered has differing appeals and these have been present both in and out of my teaching career.

Text come to life in our minds – the power of books!

I have been asking myself, why is this important in thinking about this subject? This subject’s content descriptions are topics which I have always been interested in and I believe that my base learning and teaching styles will be built upon within this subject.

Now to see what is new for me…