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The document provides information about understanding picture books for primary students. It defines fiction and non-fiction, describing fiction as based on imagination and non-fiction as based on fact. It discusses using a multisensory approach to teaching that engages multiple senses. It also discusses using realia, or real objects, and storytelling in the classroom. It provides a list of the 100 most common words in order and includes references for further reading on using children's literature and storybooks in teaching.

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Resources - Understanding Picture Books For Primary

The document provides information about understanding picture books for primary students. It defines fiction and non-fiction, describing fiction as based on imagination and non-fiction as based on fact. It discusses using a multisensory approach to teaching that engages multiple senses. It also discusses using realia, or real objects, and storytelling in the classroom. It provides a list of the 100 most common words in order and includes references for further reading on using children's literature and storybooks in teaching.

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Understanding picture books for

primary
Glossary
Fiction and non-fiction
Fiction is a text based on imagination. Non-fiction is a text based on fact.

Multisensory approach
A multisensory approach teaches reading and writing by listening, seeing, moving and touching.
This gives multiple pathways for the information to reach the brain. Teaching and learning in this
way is an exciting journey of discovery for children. It is a creative process, where learning is
fun.

Realia
Realia are real things that are brought to the class and used as a resource. For example, fruit,
empty food cartons, the contents of learners’ school bags or the view outside the classroom
window.

Storytelling
Storytelling is the telling of others about events in words, sound and/or images, often by
improvisation or exaggeration. Stories have been shared in every culture as a means of
entertainment, education, cultural preservation and teaching moral values. Stories need a plot,
characters and a narrative point of view.

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100 high-frequency words in order
This list is taken from The Children’s Printed Word Database (2003).

1. the 26. are 51. do 76. about


2. and 27. up 52. me 77. got
3. а 28. had 53. down 78. their
4. to 29. my 54. dad 79. people
5. said 30. her 55. big 80. your
6. in 31. what 56. when 81. put
7. he 32. there 57. it’s 82. could
8. I 33. out 58. see 83. house
9. of 34. this 59. looked 84. old
10. it 35. have 60. very 85. too
11. was 36. went 61. look 86. by
12. you 37. be 62. don’t 87. day
13. they 38. like 63. come 88. made
14. on 39. some 64. will 89. time
15. she 40. so 65. into 90. I’m
16. is 41. not 66. back 91. if
17. for 42. then 67. from 92. help
18. at 43. were 68. children 93. Mrs
19. his 44. go 69. him 94. called
20. but 45. little 70. Mr 95. here
21. that 46. as 71. get 96. off
22. with 47. no 72. just 97. asked
23. all 48. mum 73. now 98. saw
24. we 49. one 74. came 99. make
25. can 50. them 75. oh 100. an

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References and further reading
The following links and resources explore the areas discussed in this module in more detail:

Masterson, J., Stuart, M., Dixon, M. and Lovejoy, S., 2003. The Children’s Printed Word
Database. University of Essex.

An article which highlights the value of using storybooks in the classroom

An article about the British Council’s Young Learners Centre in Paris and how
they use children’s literature in their teaching of English
A practical article on using fairy tales in the classroom

A detailed plan on how to use The Story of the Six Blind Men and the Elephant, which highlights
the value of using storybooks in the classroom

A storytelling handbook with lesson plans and other resources


An article with tips and ideas for using and extending craft activities in the classroom

An article on how to successfully integrate art and craft activities into lessons with young
children

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