Literatura infantil como propulsora do desenvolvimento da leitura de crianças dos anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental

Abstract

It is notorious that the formation of readers is the main challenge of school institutions nowadays. Therefore, several actions in the school environment, as well as public policies in general, have been important to boost and develop children's reading skills. Thus, the present work aimed to: 1 - investigate the origins and evolution of children's literature in the world and in Brazil; 2 - investigate and analyze the importance and impacts of children's literature on children's development; and 3 - narrate and analyze the experience of elementary school teachers (early years) with the use of children's literature in the school environment. In the theoretical part, a bibliographical research was carried out to outline the profile of the evolution of children's literature, from its birth in the world, to its emergence and evolution in Brazil. The importance of children's literature and its impact on the life of the reading child were also discussed. In the empirical part, a qualitative research was carried out, using an interview, through a message application (WhatsApp), with 5 (tive) elementary school teachers early years, from the teaching network of the Municipality of Fortaleza. This resource was used due to health restrictions imposed by the covid-19 pandemic. As a conclusion of the study, it can be understood that children's literature is extremely important for the reader development process of children in the early years of elementary school, since, through the experiences of reading with writings and narratives addressed to them, they present in a charming, playful and creative way, arouse curiosity and pleasure to those who enter this universe of new discoveries that is reading.