The purpose with this study has been to get a previous knowledge about how pre-school teachers look at the impact of the picture book for children and their language development and participation at the age of three to five years. The study was carried through inquiries at a pre-school in a west Swedish urban district. The study proceed from the sociocultural theory which means that children learn by teamwork with other more experienced individuals. The result shows that the pre-school teachers consciously let the interest of the children guide the choice of books. At the same time they push for the meaning of conversation with the children. The pre-school teachers prefers to work with a smaller group in picture book readings to stimulate language weak children and make them participant more. The children can look for and count things in the pictures, and the adults got a bigger focus on the talking child. Picture books are also meaningful in a theme at the pre-school. In the literature language is power and the children dare to take place, and that makes them participate in the pedagogical activity which takes place at the pre-school.

O trabalho tem por objetivo investigar como crianças do terceiro ano do Ensino Fundamental de uma escola pública de São Paulo produzem textos narrativos orais e escritos a partir de um livro de imagem. Amparado pelo referencial teórico de Vygotsky, Bakhtin, Ferreiro, Soares, Colello, Geraldi, Kato, Fiorin e Rojo, entre outros, o estudo partiu de uma concepção sócio-interacionista de educação e dialógica de língua, apresentando também considerações acerca da literatura infantil, da necessidade de investimento na formação do leitor e da importância de se pautar o ensino da língua na escola como um processo reflexivo, particularmente no que diz respeito à compreensão dos gêneros textuais. Para a coleta do material, dez crianças foram convidadas, individualmente, a produzir um texto oral e outro escrito, após leitura de um livro de imagem. A análise dos textos foi realizada com base nos estágios da estrutura narrativa propostos por Fiorin e Savioli. O estudo comparativo das produções confirmou a relevância pedagógica do uso do livro de imagem, evidenciando que o uso de variadas modalidades de expressão pode favorecer a aprendizagem de crianças com diferentes competências. Também foi observada a pouca variação entre as produções orais e escritas, ao mesmo tempo em que se identificou que as crianças apresentam dificuldades em pontos específicos da narrativa, dependendo do estágio em questão. Com isso, destacamos a importância de se conhecer o processo de construção na produção dos textos narrativos, a fim de se ajustar o ensino às necessidades das crianças. / The objective of this study is to investigate how children in the 3rd grade of elementary cycle of a public school of São Paulo produce narrative texts both in oral and written form - using a picture book (not containing written text). Supported by the theoretical framework of Vygotsky, Bakhtin, Ferreiro, Soares, Colello, Geraldi, Kato, Fiorin and Rojo among others, the study was based on a socio-interactionist concept of education and dialogical language, also aspects about the children\'s literature, the need of improvement in the readers formation and the importance of guided language teaching in schools as a reflexive process, particularly regarding the understanding of textual genres. Ten children were invited individually to produce one oral and written text after reading a picture book. The analysis of each text was based on the stages of the narrative structure proposed by Fiorin and Savioli. The comparative study of the productions confirmed the pedagogical relevance of the use of a picture book, showing how the use of various modes of expression can promote the learning of children with different skills. It was also observed a little variation between the oral and written productions. However, within the vast range of children´s capabilities, each had difficulty in different sections of the narrative. Thus, we highlight the importance of understanding the construction process in the production of the narrative texts in order to adjust the teaching to the needs of children.

Today’s society stresses the importance of written communication. Therefore the picture book seems less important to the public. As soon as one has learnt to read, the literary sphere changes radically and the picture book is often forgotten. But there are many benefits of working with picture books in education even after the pupils have learnt to read. Working with young students poses the problem of making sure they all have the opportunity to display their knowledge to the teachers and to share and develop it with the class. One way of doing so is through book talks. But there are different views of what a good book talk is. My aim is to identify and discuss some of the benefits of the picture book in everyday schoolwork. I discuss the benefits of book talks around picture books for both students and teacher. To do this I have conducted a descriptive literature study in which I consider relevant research. On the basis of my literature study and engagement with previous research, I find that book talks about picture books may have a positive impact on education the teacher is well pepared and open to the students own reflections.

Orientador: Renata Junqueira de Souza / Resumo: Esta pesquisa está vinculada à linha de pesquisa “Processos formativos, ensino e aprendizagem” do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (FCT/UNESP), campus de Presidente Prudente. O seu principal objetivo é analisar de que maneira um processo formativo, desenvolvido por meio de oficinas de leitura, contribui para a compreensão leitora do texto visual de discentes de 4º ano do Ensino Fundamental em uma escola municipal da cidade de Presidente Prudente-SP. Para esse fim, elaboramos os seguintes objetivos específicos: investigar se e como a sequência narrativa no livro de imagem ajuda na formação do aluno em relação ao aprimoramento de sua compreensão leitora; identificar como as crianças interpretam as questões estruturais da imagem, tais como linhas, cores, formas e técnicas de ilustração; verificar de que maneira as crianças compreendem e interpretam a função expressiva, a partir da apresentação das expressões e dos movimentos realizados pelos personagens nas narrativas. Ademais, tratase de uma pesquisa qualitativa, sendo classificada como uma pesquisa-ação, que faz parte de um dos inúmeros tipos de investigação-ação, pois foi aplicada em campo e, assim como já dito, em uma sala de aula do 4º ano. Considerando a metodologia, a coleta de dados deu-se a partir dos instrumentos da pesquisa qualitativa, por intermédio de observações, de oficinas interventivas e de entrevista reflexiv... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: This research is linked to the research line “Formative Processes, Teaching and Learning” of the Graduate Program in Education of the Faculty of Science and Technology of the Paulista State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (FCT / UNESP), Presidente Prudente campus. The main objective was to analyze how a formative process, developed through reading workshops, contributes to the reading comprehension of the visual text of 4th grade students in a municipal school in the city of Presidente Prudente, SP.To this end, we elaborate the following specific objectives: to investigate if and how the narrative sequence in the picture book helps in the formation of the student in relation to the improvement of his reading comprehension; identify how children relate the images and colors present in the text to their own emotions; to verify how the students understand and interpret the expressive function, from the presentation of the expressions and the movements performed by the characters in the narratives. This is a qualitative research classified as an action research, which is part of one of the many types of action research, as it was applied in the field in a 4th grade classroom. Considering the methodology, the data collection was based on the qualitative research instruments, we used the observations, the intervention workshops and the reflexive interview. The workshops and interviews took place simultaneously, since during the moments of the training it was possible to verify... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Japanese children’s literature translated directly into Finnish is a very novel phenomenon, which is why there is currently a vacuum of research in that area. This study aims to begin to fill that vacuum. The present study examines the Japanese children’s literature series Oshiri Tantei and its Finnish translation through one of the most central theories in the field offunctional translation, the skopos theory. Functionalism in translation studies is a broad term for theories which, true to its name, place emphasison the function of the translation in the target culture as a stand alone text rather than equivalence or linguistic equivalence with the original. Focus was placed on analyzing what kind of translation problems there are in the original text, and how the translator has solved these problems. It was then determined, based on these results, if it can be said that the translation conforms to the directives laid down by the skopos theory. The results seem to indicate that strict equivalence with the original text has not been apriority, as several changes both in the meaning and form were observed in the translation. While it cannot be said with complete certainty that this stems solely from conscious thoughts of functionalism by the translator, the translation seems to conform to the principles of the functional skopos theory.

The purpose of this study is to explore how girls and boys are portrayed in children’s literature that is specifically aimed towards children in the preschool age. This is a qualitative text analysis, partly combined with some elements of quantitative data. Through an interview questionnaire sent to preschool teachers at different preschools, seven books in the genre humanized animals, were chosen and analyzed from a gender perspective. The analysis is conducted through a theoretical framework including gender theory with correlated concepts. The intent of this study has not been to identify books that follow stereotypical gender norms, and we do not argue that literature should be completely gender neutral. However, we believe that if girls and boys being portrayed in a variety of ways will contribute to more children feeling safe with their own identity and it will also provide them with a broader world view. We had a thought that a certain characterization of girls and boys in the chosen books, i.e. that girls are portrayed as sweet and nice while boys are portrayed as tough and mischievous. The results of this study show that this is partly true but that boys’ characteristics tend to vary more and in different ways than girls’ characteristics do. With that said, we concluded that in general, the chosen books were more gender neutral than our initial expectation.

Syftet med denna studie är att synliggöra pedagogernas uppfattningar om bilderböckernas betydelse för matematikundervisningen. Studien riktar sitt fokus på hur verksamma pedagoger beskriver sina uppfattningar om bilderböckers betydelse för matematikundervisning och hur bilderböcker kan användas som verktyg för att främja barns matematiska lärande. Det empiriska resultatet föregås av en forskningsbakgrund som omfattar barns matematiska lärande, bilderbokens betydelse för barns lärande i matematik samt läsningens och kommunikationens betydelse för matematiklärande. Studien bygger på fenomenografisk ansats som fokuserar på individen och dess relation till fenomen och har syftet att beskriva individens uppfattning utan att värdera den. Studiens metod för datainsamling är kvalitativ i form av semistrukturerade intervjuer som genomfördes med åtta pedagoger som arbetar på fem olika förskolor i två kommuner. I resultatet presenteras vad pedagogerna har berättat om bilderbokens roll och användning på respektive förskola samt hur de använder bilderböcker för att främja barns matematiska lärande. I urvalet gjordes medvetna val av utbildade barnskötare och legitimerade förskollärare som har kunskap om studiens fenomen. I studiens resultat framkommer att bilderböcker har en given plats i förskolans verksamhet och kan användas till att främja barns utveckling och lärande. Det framkommer även att pedagogerna i förskolan använder bilderböcker med olika ändamål i både planerade och spontana undervisningssituationer och bilderböcker har kraft att stödja barns matematiska lärande. Det framkommer även att pedagogernas positiva inställning till bilderböcker som verktyg i matematikundervisning och medvetande förhållningssätt möjliggör synliggörande av matematik i bilderböcker och främjar barns matematiska tänkande. / The purpose of this study is to make visible pedagogues' perceptions of the importance of picture books for mathematics teaching. This study explores how experienced pedagogues describe the importance of picture books for teaching mathematics and how picture books can be used as a tool to promote children's mathematical learning. The empirical findings are preceded by a research background that includes children's mathematical learning, describing the importance of picture books, reading and communication for children’s mathematical learning.  This study is based on a phenomenographic approach that focuses on the individual and his or her relationship to the phenomena, the purpose is to describe the individual's perception without evaluating it. The study's method of data collection is qualitative in the form of semi-structured interviews conducted with eight pedagogues working in five different preschools in two municipalities. The results describes the pedagogues views regarding the role and use of picture books in each preschool and how they use picture books to promote children's mathematical learning. Intentionally trained child minder and licensed preschool teachers familiar with the phenomenon of the study were selected for the sample.  The results of this study show that picture books have an established place in preschool work and can be used to promote children's development and learning. It is also shown that preschool pedagogues use picture books for various purposes in both planned and spontaneous teaching situations and that picture books have the ability to support children's mathematical learning. It also shows that pedagogues’ positive attitude towards picture books as a tool for teaching mathematics and their deliberate approach enables the visibility of mathematics in picture books and promotes children's mathematical thinking.

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This analysis concerns four picture books that in different ways address the topic of children in rainbow families. The purpose of the study is to analyse how rainbow families are portrayed in the picture books by the authors and illustrators. In carrying out the analysis, we assess how the texts and pictures are used to depict the families. We also look at how the books are didactically structured to raise the reader’s awareness of rainbow families. Our hope is that this study will inspire teachers to use picture books when teaching to broaden students’ understanding of different family structures. One result of the analysis is that the formation of a family plays a significant part in these books. We have also observed that the books are didactic in different ways to draw attention to and normalise families with homosexual parents. All four picture books have their depiction of the families in common - they all show the families as happy with parents in stable relationships.