1. Promoting sustainable development while building upon components of reading literacyBarbara Bednjički Rošer, Dragica Haramija, 2024, independent scientific component part or a chapter in a monograph Abstract: The paper sheds light on the evaluation of books for pre-school children and the theory of reading children’s literature while bearing in mind the various components of reading literacy. Like reading literacy, education on sustainability is also a life-long process, and for understanding the concept of sustainability and the role of the individual in its implementation, which begins to form in the pre-school period, we chose the work by Adèle Tariel and Julie de Terssac 1000 Cows (French original: 1000 vaches), which indicates that illustrations affect the comprehension of the story and (at least partially) change or present more clearly the key morphological characteristics of the text. We conducted a case study in which we included part-time students from the third year of Early Childhood Education Studies (n = 13). An analysis of the content of responses was carried out. These demonstrate a broad semantic field of understanding literary-artistic reading and represent an example of interdisciplinary integration that can significantly contribute to the development of components of reading literacy as well as a sustainable future.
Keywords: picture books, preschool age, sustainable development, multimodality, reading literacy, components of reading literacy
Published in DKUM: 04.10.2024; Views: 0; Downloads: 4
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2. Gender Stereotypes in Children's Literature: A Comparative Analysis of the Most Borrowed and Best-Selling Children's Picture BooksJasmina Dragojlović, 2021, master's thesis Abstract: Picture books are among the first media where children learn about the world around and inside them. It is thus important that what is presented to them be accurate and cause no harm. However, that is exactly what is happening – children are exposed to certain stereotypes that do not hold true for the men and women, who are attributed these gender stereotypes. When children are taught that men are strong and women are weak, they grow up thinking in that way, which causes even further stereotyping and prejudice to occur. In this thesis, I consider why it is important to expose children to diverse plots and characters which differ from stereotypes of female caretakers, mothers, and teachers, and strong, male money-makers. It is not only female characters that are painted negatively, but also the male characters who are sometimes painted as absent fathers. This thesis offers an empirical approach through descriptive analysis and feature coding, supported by a theoretical background. It is imperative to call attention to work that is not appropriate for our siblings, children and students. It is our responsibility to provide them with good quality literature that paints the world as it should be – egalitarian—or at least, as it currently is.
Keywords: Gender, stereotypes, children, picture books, sexism.
Published in DKUM: 11.11.2021; Views: 1648; Downloads: 139
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3. The importance of visual reading for the interpretation of a literary textJanja Batič, Dragica Haramija, 2015, original scientific article Abstract: In this paper, the two authors showcase the results of a research survey on the role of illustrations in the interpretation of literary texts. The survey sample included students of primary education and preschool education, who were given the poem Učenjak (Scholar) by Niko Grafenauer and asked to answer questions regarding the character’s personality and appearance, the literary space, and other factors. The first group of interviewees was given the poem illustrated by Lidija Osterc and the other the same poem illustrated by Marjan Manček. The results showed that the illustration had a significant impact on the message conveyed by the poem, particularly when the illustrator added the context by representing the character’s environment (which was not explicitly given in the text). Furthermore, the results showed the need for the comprehensive reading of an illustrated text, given that it is the interaction between the verbal and the visual that provides vital information necessary for the reader to understand the message of the dedicated literary work.
Keywords: picture books, illustrations, comprehensive reading, interpretation, Grafenauer, Manček, Osterc, Pedenjped
Published in DKUM: 13.07.2017; Views: 1355; Downloads: 178
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