Leitores Livres: A Leitura Literária no Percurso Escolar

Abstract

Presents reading as a dynamic activity that integrates daily life permeated with multiple looks and subjectivities. Describes the reader's unique relationship with the text and the reader's education process in the school environment. Shows as main justification the authors personal interest and experiences as well as indicates a justification for the school librarian professionals. The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the importance of innovating forms and methods of the use of literary reading during the school journey giving freedom to the student to explore curiosities, interests and literary tastes, nourishing true pleasure for reading and books. In addition, it envisions the contribution of the school library in this process, as well as emphasizes the work of the librarian as a mediator and collaborator in the teaching-learning process. It uses the exploratory methodology through the application of questionnaires during the XIII International Book Biennial of Ceará to identify the literary reading practices applied in public and private elementary schools and provide a pleasant and autonomous reading. Data analysis shows that despite recognizing the importance of the library, most students and teachers do not attend or use this space. In addition, it confirms that the student’s autonomy in choosing literary reading is still limited and occasional. It concludes that the continuity and consistency of reading actions that allow the expression of the reader's perceptions freely and autonomously during the school journey, produces conscious citizens capable of transforming reality.