Literary education in the classroom: the importance of choosing the book and activities for its exploration

Abstract

This article discusses literary education and presents the implementation of a didactic proposal for exploring in the classroom a literature book for children, understanding that literary education presupposes the learning of conventions of the literary text and the promotion of a relationship of pleasure between the literary text and the child. This didactic proposal was implemented in the field work, as a process of initiation to the investigative dimension of the professional practice, in 2nd grade class of primary education. The objectives of the didactic proposal were to develop in children a taste for the children’s literature and for reading; to stimulate children’s imagination, creativity, capacity for reflection and critical thinking; to promote a relationship of affection, of pleasure between children and the literary book. Participant observation and field notes were used for the data collection. The exploration of the work, the children’s adherence to the work and to this exploration, their emotional involvement, evident in their responses, allowed us to conclude that literary education, in childhood and in school, can be a reality.