Criteria for choosing storybooks
I'm going to copy from the subject's notes some criteria about how to choose a good storybook. I think that this would be very useful for me in the future: Teachers should select authentic storybooks that are accessible and relevant for children. The difficulty of a story depends on several factors, such as the language, the repetitions, the length of the story and the illustrations. Many authentic storybooks can be used with a variety of ages and levels, depending on how the teacher exploits the story. The success of the story depends on choosing the right one for the lingusitc level of the child. We must take into account the following criteria to select storybooks: Level Is the level accessible? Does the story provide comprehensible input? Does the story provide an appropriate level of challenge? Literary devices What literary devices are there in the story? How do these literary de vices help c...
