This topic seeks to explore how children's literature plays a role in the cognitive, social, emotional, language and literacy development of children. In considering the role of quality literature in supporting children's language and literacy development, students will examine a range of text types with a focus on their linguistic and structural features. Attention will also be given to eliciting readers' responses to literature. Students will consider children's learning and engagement with texts in spoken, written and multimodal form. Using a questioning stance, students will analyse texts and consider the literary devices employed by authors and illustrators to convey perspectives and meaning. Diversity within children's literature will be explored and reflected upon as to why this is relevant in contemporary Australia.
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