Literature for Children - Textbook Assignment (Chapters 1-6)

Chapter 1

WHAT I ALREADY KNOW

Librarians acts as a liasion between the learner, their teacher, and the resources available.
WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

Drs. Perry and Lesesne understand the importance of supporting students by recreating a text to make it cheaper and easily accessible by their students.

WHAT I STILL NEED TO LEARN

Is it ok to ask questions to the professor ahead of submitting an assignment to ensure I'm on track.

HOW I WILL SHARE

I will share my experience and growth with others who are interested in becoming a librarian/media specialist.

Chapter 2

WHAT I ALREADY KNOW

We share literature with children to show them the ins and outs of the world. We work to hook them into reading for the long range benefits of doing so.
WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

Children gain their largest growth in vocabulary between birth and age 5.  I also learned the difference between empathy and sympathy.  Its  important to know how the two are separated so that way we can be authentically relatable to students.

WHAT I STILL NEED TO LEARN

I need to learn ways to incorporate texts that I may not find as interesting as the next person. Take for example, books that deal with any political issues.  These are not my cup of tea, however, I realize it's still a topic that students should be exposed to.

HOW I WILL SHARE

I can share my findings with other librarians in my district at our montly librarian meetings.  If I continue with the blog, I can share that way as well.

Chapter 3

WHAT I ALREADY KNOW

I knew of the majority of the literary elements mentioned from my history of teaching.

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

I gained a deeper insight to some of the elements. I was guilty of calling the theme of a story the main idea just as the professors mentioned in the YouTube video.  I learned that allegory is where an author conveys a hidden idea through the use of symbols and metaphors.

WHAT I STILL NEED TO LEARN

I need to learn more about allusions.  I also need to better understand how to analyze literary devices.

HOW I WILL SHARE

I will share these elements with my students when applicable.  I realize that I will have to utilize user-friendly language when doing so.

Chapter 4

WHAT I ALREADY KNOW

Award winning books are easy to locate on the AASL website. Award winning books are generally well known and appreciated.

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

I have learned more about what it take to actually win some of the awards that I've always heard about.  Before this, I had no idea the Caldecott award was given specifically for outstanding work in american picture books.

WHAT I STILL NEED TO LEARN

I need to make it a point to seek books that have recieved awards that I never heard of until this point.  I dislike thinking that I'm depriving my students because of my lack of knowledge.

HOW I WILL SHARE

I will share my setting up displays in the school library to showcase award winning books/authors.

Chapter 5

WHAT I ALREADY KNOW

I know the basic parts of a book - spine/front and back cover. This was a specific skill that my son had to learn in kindergarten.

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

I have learned that books have a whole lot more official parts that I though they did!  I never heard of a gutter - the inner margins of the pages in a book until this point.

WHAT I STILL NEED TO LEARN

I still need to learn more about headbands and saddle stitch.  I think it'd be neat to share these specific terminologies with my students.  Learning these parts of the book would be exciting and unexpected for them.

HOW I WILL SHARE

As I have group discussions in my classes, I will incorporate the use of these specific book parts so that I can practice using them more routinely.

Chapter 6

WHAT I ALREADY KNOW

Picture books are the most popular books in a school library.  Picture books are for all ages (contrary to popular belief.)

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

There is a criteria for choosing a picture book.  The criteria involves things like, the theme being specific, the mood and tone, and the audience to name a few.

WHAT I STILL NEED TO LEARN

I still need a better grasp on picture books vs picture story books.  I still need to fully understand the scope of both so that I can separate the two terms.

HOW I WILL SHARE

I will share with my library department so that we can make informed decisions about what picture books to incorporate into our lessons.