Instruction
Children's Book Discussion Board
For this discussion, please go to a public library or a commercial bookstore and visit the children's book section. Spend some time looking at different books written for children between the ages of 3 and 8, beginning readers. Choose a book to critique. Through the eyes of an early childhood expert (and not as a child or a parent), address the following questions as they relate to the book you select to critique. Keep in mind that the book you select will influence the thoroughness of your critique, so choose carefully.
What is the title and who is the author of the book?
Provide a brief summary of the story in the book with enough detail that your classmates will have an idea about the characters and plot in the book. Take a picture of the book and add it to your post.
Provide a description with examples of ways in which this book encourages language development.
Provide a description with examples of ways in which this book encourages cognitive development.
Provide a description with examples of ways in which this book encourages moral or social development.
Would you recommend this book to parents? Based on your description and examples, write a justification for your decision that the book you selected would or would not be a good book for a child to read (or have read to him/her).
Earn up to 20 points on your summary of the book and 5 points for replying to at least 2 classmates.
This is due by Sunday, at 11:59 pm. Your responses to classmates are due at that time also. Please don't wait until the last minute to post!
Enjoy... These will be interesting to read.
Please do not post a link to a document... Put your response directly into the discussion board.