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Showing 1 to 20 of 55 for “"picture books"”.
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unruly play in picture books
… The study examines a selection of children’s picture books that showcase a kind of play that defies normative narrative pacing, power dynamics, and narrative sequence. Future research is recommended to further interdisciplinary discourse on the complexity of imaginative play in children’s …
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Elementary Writing Instruction Using Picture Books
… in a 5th grade classroom. The program uses picture books to teach each of the six traits of writing. The traits are: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency and conventions. The sample includes the classroom of the study and a control group. Both groups had twenty-four …
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Imaginary Friends: Engaging the Unconscious Mind through Picture Books
… the ‘imaginary friend’ as a narrative device in picture book storytelling. By combining the research of Marjorie Taylor on ‘imaginary companions’ and Lois Rostow Kuznets on ‘toy animals’ in literature, I seek to give form to the concept of the imaginary friend, to then explore the phenomenon …
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Characterization of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children's Picture Books
Forty-two children's picture books portraying characters with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) were evaluated to determine how symptoms of ASD are being portrayed as well to determine common themes found in these books. Books were evaluated using behavioral checklists created using symptoms found in …
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Native Americans in Picture Books Recommended for Early Childhood Classrooms, 1945--1999
Overall, 17 of the 75 books in the sample contained accurate information about Native Americans. The other 58 were problematic. Based on the findings, recommendations for early childhood teacher education programs and the field of children's literature are presented.
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Ambivalent Images, Beloved Objects: Building Bridges between Picture Books and the Tangible World
… childhood can be applied to the creation of picture book illustrations. In doing so, it positions picture books as educational tools, and advocates for the importance of using them not to recreate nature, but to connect readers with the tangible world of natural and human-made objects that …
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How Does The Use Of Picture Books During Instruction Improve Student Word Choice In Writing?
… of my research was to determine how the use of picture books during instruction would improve student word choice in writing. Donald Graves (2003), a renowned researcher in the teaching of writing, states, "All children need . . . to be surrounded with poetry, stories, information books, …
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Illustrating adolescent awareness: Teaching historical injustices and promoting agency through picture books in secondary classrooms
<p>Picture books, often marketed to and written for young children, are typically thought of only as tools to inspire early literacy. They rarely make their way into secondary lesson plans, and with their seemingly simple illustrations and text, they are mostly deemed (socially, if not …
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Teachers' Handbook for Using Picture Books to Promote/Reinforce Mathematical Concepts in the Early Primary Grades
… early primary grade teachers interested in using picture books to promote/reinforce mathematics. The handbook includes ten lessons based on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards, 2000.
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Picture-books, Politics & Pedagogy: Illustrating Histories for a Young Reader, 1338-40 (British Library, Egerton MS 3028)
… sense that Egerton is a member of a corpus of books defined not by textual genre but by intended function, a function to which images were instrumental.
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The Positive Effects of Picture Books Providing Acceptance of Diversity in Social Studies and Increased Literacy in Early Childhood Education
… motivation, engagement and understanding are picture books. Children of all ages can enjoy and listen to picture books and as they expand in the classroom, children can even read and create picture books on their own. Picture books can be used to begin a new topic, revisit old topics, connect …
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An investigation from the view of the illustrator, into the representational stereotypes contained within UK-published, children's picture books, 1960-1994
… the illustrations of UK - published children's picture books, between 1960-1994. The project is contained by focusing on themes that relate to the metaphoric use of unknown fears, and the anthropomorphic treatment of animals. A major achievement of the research has been to realise and develop a …
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National Identity in South African Children's Literature
… to the age of 11. During this time period, picture books play a major role in childhood development. Using picture books to help create a positive, unified sense of national identity and multicultural understanding can help a nation to create a socially stable environment that influences …
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Visual perception in relation to levels of meaning for children: An exploratory study.
… distinct levels of meaning from images of picture books perceived by 3- to 5-year-old children and investigates how the certain visual perception factors influence children's meaning making and if these factors are correlated. The literature review supports associations among visual …
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