Lesson 2:The Place of Literature in

Child’s Life
The world of books offers children rich
opportunities for developing them into
better citizens and well-rounded
personalities who will be assisting to
their family and society.
Through books, they may be partly fulfil
their basic emotional needs an
indispensable for personality
development.
• Literature fulfils a need in the classroom
which does not confine it to the
language arts alone. It touches on every
past of living and should be integral part
of school program. There a wealth of
good literature for every occasion that
the teacher can choose from.
•Children need literature in order
to enrich their own language.
•Children’s literature contributes
toward creative development.
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The creative teaching of literature can contribute to creative development in many ways:

• 1.It can stimulate children to write for

themselves.
• 2.It can help build a vocabulary that will help
child to express himself better.
• 3.It can help children build skills in
expression.
• 4.It can develop sensitivity to sight, sound,
life problem & people.
• Literature is entertainment along with radio, television,
movies and pictures, magazines, sometimes should be
reserved for reading.
• The best initiators and motivators for developing in children
the desire to read are the parents, the teachers, and the
librarians.
• There are many techniques, activities devices which can be
used to develop children’s interest in literature.
• Children who through intimate, daily contacts with the best in
children’s literature- know that a good book is the best of
friends, today and forever.
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