Who are the most
popular children's authors for early years, infants and juniors?
Children aged 0-5
Each Peach Pear
Plum by Janet & Allan Ahlberg ,
The Jolly Postman or Other People’s Letters by Janet
& Allan Ahlberg,
The Snowman by Raymond Briggs
Gorilla by Anthony Browne
Would You Rather? By John Burningham
Successful elements
Each Peach Pear Plum by
Janet & Allan Ahlberg
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Rhyming text as well as attractive illustrations,
lots of hidden details in the pictures to keep the children engaged in spotting
the detail
The Jolly Postman or Other People’s Letters by Janet
& Allan Ahlberg,
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Well-designed with lots of small details for children to spot
keeping them engaged, also having well drawn detailed pictures
The Snowman by Raymond Briggs
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Stunning pictures and illustrations, story is
well written conveying a story of a boy and his friendship with a snowman. This
book is very successful for getting kids to use their imagination
Gorilla by Anthony Browne
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Known for its ‘’ slightly surreal illustrations,
it is a magical story to treasure’’ this book is popular for its sensitive
story and beautiful pictures
Would You Rather? By John Burningham
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Popular for getting children to use their
imaginations. This book is filled with quirky ideas that children love as well
as good illustrations, this book is perfect for an infant class room
Children’s books I remember
1) The
Snowman by Raymond Briggs
2) The
Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Why I remember them
1 – I remember
this picture book for forcing me to use my imagination due to the book not
having any words. Having to imagine what was being said or what was happening
was a different experience when reading at a younger age I was not used to this
but did enjoy it very much.
2 – The simplicity of the story in the very hungry
caterpillar helped keep my interest at a young age. How interactive this book
was an experience that helped make reading fun when I was little. The amazing
artwork and how interactive the book is, is what I remember the most about this
story
How children are taught to read
Children are taught to read in primary school through
phonics, phonics enables the reader to decode written words by sounding them
out. Phonics is widely used in teaching primary school education and teaching
literacy. Synthetic phonics is also another way used to teach reading, this
method is similar to phonics but has the reader sounding out the letters first
to then blend these sounds together to achieve pronunciation of the word
Phonics Debate and miscues children may experience
Using phonics and synthetic phonics can help children
memorise the alphabet very quickly. There are many words that you can spell and
identify by spelling them out phonetically, using the phonetic style to learn English
can help children sound out words and gain a faster understanding of simpler
words. The phonetic method of learning can help children identify a word they
are not familiar with for the first time.
Although there are positives of learning through phonics
children will often mispronounce words due to the way it is spelt, words like
phone that uses the letters ‘p’ and ‘h’ to make the ‘f’ sound can confuse
children. Children can sometimes lose track when sounding out words losing
track can make reading repetitive and frustrating for a child at such a young
age. When the teacher or caregiver is teaching and notices this they can help
by scaffolding the word such as giving hints, instructing on pronunciation or
simply explaining how the word is pronounced.
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