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K-3 Children's Literature Guide

This document discusses the benefits of using children's literature in K-3 classrooms and describes different genres of children's literature that can be used, including poetry, prose, traditional literature, modern fantasy, science fiction, contemporary realistic fiction, historical fiction, biography, and informational books. It promotes using a literature-based approach to developing early literacy skills and choosing literature based on considerations for early elementary students.

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K-3 Children's Literature Guide

This document discusses the benefits of using children's literature in K-3 classrooms and describes different genres of children's literature that can be used, including poetry, prose, traditional literature, modern fantasy, science fiction, contemporary realistic fiction, historical fiction, biography, and informational books. It promotes using a literature-based approach to developing early literacy skills and choosing literature based on considerations for early elementary students.

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Early

Language,
Literacy, and
Numeracy
(ELLN)
Module 2
•  It discusses the benefits of using
children's literature and
considerations in choosing literature
for use in the K-3 classroom. A
literature-based approach to
developing literacy skills is
described and demonstrated.
* Lesson
1: Children's Literature in the K-3 Classroom
Genres of Children’s Literature
Poetry: literature written in verse form; it
frequently relies on imagery, word association
and the musical quality of the language used

Prose: literature written in ordinary form,


without metrical structure

Traditional Literature: literature that has been


orally passed down from one generation to
another; it has no known author
Modern Fantasy: any tale written by a known
author with story elements that contradict
the laws of the natural world

Science Fiction: literature that imagines a


world that might just be possible in the
future given what we now know about
science

Contemporary Realistic Fiction: imaginative


writing that accurately mirrors life as it is
lived today; it contains believable
characters who face problems that are
similar to what real people now face
Historical Fiction: imaginative writing
that accurately mirrors life as it was
lived in the past; it allows the reader
to vicariously experience the past

Biography: literature that talks about


the life of a real person.

Informational Books: literature that


talks about facts about the world and
how the world works

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