Giving children access to all varieties of literature is extremely important for their success. Not only is reading literature important in developing cognitive skills, but it is valuable for other reasons as well” (Crippen, 2012).
a) Provide a referenced definition of children’s literature. Explain THREE values that may be developed by young learners when they are exposed to appropriate literature.
b) Referencing the tenets of Constructivism, highlight HOW its incorporation in the twenty-first century Jamaican classroom facilitates the development of the THREE values discussed in (a) above.