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Chapter 5: Picture Books

By: Yolexis Camargo, Melissa, Connie Betancourt, and Royelle Collier

When Picture Books Are Used Effectively:

  • Become non threatening- Picture books are easier to digest when they are broken up into smaller portions and broken up with illustrations.
  • Picture books help readers stay focused-Picture books help teachers focus on a particular reading or thinking skill. Reading long chapters may be daunting for some students and with picture books it gets to the point of the plot.
  • Set a purpose for learning- Picture books help students activate prior knowledge, attitudes and beliefs.
  • Provides common knowledge-It also helps connect a students schema and the new material they will be learning.
  • Activate thinking on a visual level- Picture books help students shift their understandings from text to picture.
  • Build reading comprehension- Picture books set the story elements (plot, character, setting, conflict) and the use of picture books will help build the students comprehension.
  • Exemplifies figurative language- Alliterations, flashback, foreshadowing, irony, metaphors, parody, personification, poetic justice, satire and symbols.
  • Tell stories with illustrations- Illustrations can tell a story without having any words attached, students can either tell whats going to happen next or they can create a story from the illustrations provided.
  • Teach critical thinking skills- Students can use illustrations from picture books to explain what will happen next or to get a general feeling of what's going on.
  • Can be FUN!!!!

Reference:

  • http://teachingreadingandla.pbworks.com/f/Picture%20Books%20Across%20the%20Curriculum%202011%20revised.pdf

What To For In High Quality Picture Books:

  • Choose topics and themes children enjoy and need
  • Make sure illustrations are accurate to plot, characters, settings and eye catching
  • They should avoid stereotyping
  • Length and context of text should be appropriate to the age of the child
  • Books should offer something to the person reading and listening to the book

Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/choosing_High_Quality_Children%27s_Literature/Picture_Book_Illustrations

Strategies for Teaching

  • Predictions: During read-aloud, stop the book and ask several students to predict what will happen. Remind the students to use the clues in the text and pictures. If you’re reading a book that has a semi-unpredictable ending, re-read the story with students, looking for possible clues to predict the ending.
  • Inferences: During read-aloud, you can stop the book and ask students how they think a character is feeling by showing them pictures that show the character’s facial expressions.
  • Roll & Retell: Roll a die and depending on the number it lands on students will answer various questions such as the following:

The Do’s Of Using Picture Books In The Classroom:

Best Picture Books

and Authors

http://lovetolearn2012.blogspot.com/search?q=Making+Predictions+with+picture+books

http://www.gottoteach.com/2015/09/teaching-plot-with-picture-books.html

  • Find a picture book that captures the students attention, this is the students first introduction to art.
  • Use picture books across the curriculum. Using picture books to teach other subjects can be less threatening for some students and encourage them get into the lesson.
  • Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Newsletter. (n.d.). Retrieved November 15, 2016, from http://www.carolhurst.com/newsletters/21bnewsletters.html
  • Keep a variety of picture books on hand for students to explore.
  • Start off with easy to read picture books that students can digest and then add more complex books as you go along.
  • Encourage students to come up with their own critical thinking skills about the illustrations in the book.
  • Have fun with picture books!!!!!

According to Scholastic.com, a poll taken by teachers, children's author's and children's literature experts named the following top 10 best picture books and authors.

  • Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
  • The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg
  • Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown
  • Love You Forever, by Robert Munsch
  • The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein
  • Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, by William Steig
  • Madeline, by Ludgwig Bemelmans
  • The Little House, by Virginia Lee Burton
  • Blueberries for Sale, by Robert McCloskey

Why Picture Books Are

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/teachers-picks-top-25-picture-books

  • Introduces children to the concept of reading
  • Encourages conversation
  • Strengthens visual thinking skills
  • Teaches children how to be better listeners
  • Develops critical thinking
  • Helps build vocabulary
  • Plants a seed for writing skills
  • Helps show children that reading is important
  • Encourage joy in reading

Reference:

http://inkygirl.com/inkygirl-main/2013/11/7/why-picture-books-are-important.html

Examples of Picture Books

The Artist's Style in Picture Books

  • Blueberries for Sal
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar
  • Curious George
  • Eloise
  • The Rainbow Fish
  • Where the Wild Things are
  • The Giving Tree
  • The Tale of Peter Rabbit
  • Corduroy
  • Clifford the Big Red Dog
  • If You Give a Mouse A Cookie

There are many ways for an author to create their own style. It depends on the type of media they want. It may include:

  • Paints: (2) kinds: translucent and tranparent
  • Acrylic: Plastic-based, creating an opaque effect
  • Gouache: Water-based paint composed of powdered color mixed with chalk.
  • Tempera: A quick, drying, bright paint that can be diluted with water to create softer effects
  • Watercolor: A very popular medium of artists, made by mixing pigment with water

Reference:

www2.nkfust.edu.tw/~emchen/CLit/picturebook_styles.htm

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