While beginning readers might struggle with complex sentence structure, children are able to comprehend increasingly complex sentences during a read aloud. Children are exposed to a greater number of vocabulary words through books that contain vivid and complex language.Ĭomplex Sentences - Quality literature contains a variety of sentence structures and complexity. Rich Vocabulary - Quality literature should celebrate language and contain the rich vocabulary not typically present in daily conversation. The books should also be interesting to you, so that you can bring your own enthusiasm to them if you choose to read them aloud. Children should still be able to connect to the content in some way, whether through background knowledge or text-to-self connections. The books should open the world to children and transport them to wonderful places. Informational texts should be appealing and accessible. Fictional books should have detailed plots with remarkable characters. Use the following guidelines to help you choose quality children’s literature for your classroom library.Įngaging Content - Quality children’s books have interesting and engaging content. Guidelines for Choosing Quality Children’s LiteratureĮvery year publishers produce hundreds of children’s books. Books are categorized, some placed throughout the room, and others displayed with their covers facing out to easily view the picture, title, and author.
The book collections provide children exposure to diverse, authentic language experiences and culturally diverse content. The books appeal to children’s interests, gender, and cultures, and they can easily access them for enjoyment and instructional purposes. The book collection contains a variety of high quality children’s books that represent a balance of genres (e.g., fiction, non-fiction, and poetry) and books that are developmentally appropriate for the students’ age and reading levels. A large and balanced book collection conveys the message that this is a classroom where reading is valued, purposeful, and constant.
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