Considering Quality and Diversity: An Analysis of Read-Aloud Recommendations and Rationales from Children’s Literature Experts

Fullerton, Susan King; Schafer, George J.; Hubbard, Koti Lee; McClure, Erin; Salley, Leslie; Ross, Rachael

doi:10.1080/13614541.2018.1433473

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“…For example, physics and geography can be e ectively integrated into Earth science courses so that students can master both geography and physics content in the process of learning. Due to the society's continuous emphasis on the eld of education, higher requirements have been put forward for the comprehensive quality of kindergarten teachers [4][5][6].…”

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Optimization of Child Literature Curriculum Settings for Preschool Education Based on Numerical Analysis

Wang

2022

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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With the progress of society and economy, the optimization setting of child literature courses in preschool education major has become increasingly popular. Curriculum optimization setting provides support for the effective inheritance of child literature. Numerical analysis is used to optimize the setting of child literature courses for preschool education majors, mainly by using the obtained data for the input of numerical analysis, collecting data from the “similar dataset” according to children’s daily language, and calculating the adjacent data in the dataset and evaluating child literature in preschool education while predicting the accuracy of curriculum optimization settings and making personalized recommendations for children’s interests according to the children’s numerical analysis results that are modified with the change of children’s interest over time. Finally, the results of the experiment indicate that the proposed algorithm for numerical analysis requires less time than other algorithms in the process of optimization for setting of child literature courses for preschool education majors, thereby ensuring more effective optimization of curriculum settings. Finally, the case study results suggest that the proposed method is effective in enhancing students’ interdisciplinary teacher skills, cultivating interdisciplinary teacher talents, improving students’ application and innovation capabilities, driving the development of disciplines, and serving the national cultural development strategy.

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Optimization of Child Literature Curriculum Settings for Preschool Education Based on Numerical Analysis

Wang

2022

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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“…That is, storytime books are not simply text of stories, they promote interactivity through multiple modes by utilizing both visual and sound sensory channels to deliver stories to children. The importance of visual elements as a rationale for choosing books for read-alouds is reflected in research with children, storytime providers, children's literature experts, and early childhood education teachers (Carroll, 2015;Danko-McGhee & Slutsky, 2011;Fullerton et al, 2018;Mesmer, 2018).…”

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“…The book characteristics collected were genre (fiction or nonfiction) and publication date; thus, this study does not provide insight into the topic or sentiment of storytime books. In contrast, two surveys of professionals who choose storytime books revealed that they did take into account the topic and other aspects of a book's content (Carroll, 2015;Fullerton et al, 2018). Carroll (2015) identified seven influential factors in book selection: length and complexity; illustrations; subjects, concepts, and themes; use of language such as rhyme and repetition; how easily the book could be used to invite audience participation; elements such as suspense or humor that could emotionally engage the children; and personal preference.…”

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“…Carroll (2015) identified seven influential factors in book selection: length and complexity; illustrations; subjects, concepts, and themes; use of language such as rhyme and repetition; how easily the book could be used to invite audience participation; elements such as suspense or humor that could emotionally engage the children; and personal preference. Similarly, respondents to Fullerton et al's (2018) survey chose language use and illustrator's craft as top considerations when selecting books.…”

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Exploring Topics and Genres in Storytime Books: A Text Mining Approach

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Ingram²,

Cahill³

2021

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Objective – While storytime programs for preschool children are offered in nearly all public libraries in the United States, little is known about the books librarians use in these programs. This study employed text analysis to explore topics and genres of books recommended for public library storytime programs. Methods – In the study, the researchers randomly selected 429 children books recommended for preschool storytime programs. Two corpuses of text were extracted from the titles, abstracts, and subject terms from bibliographic data. Multiple text mining methods were employed to investigate the content of the selected books, including term frequency, bi-gram analysis, topic modeling, and sentiment analysis. Results – The findings revealed popular topics in storytime books, including animals/creatures, color, alphabet, nature, movements, families, friends, and others. The analysis of bibliographic data described various genres and formats of storytime books, such as juvenile fiction, rhymes, board books, pictorial work, poetry, folklore, and nonfiction. Sentiment analysis results reveal that storytime books included a variety of words representing various dimensions of sentiment. Conclusion – The findings suggested that books recommended for storytime programs are centered around topics of interest to children that also support school readiness. In addition to selecting fictionalized stories that will support children in developing the academic concepts and socio-emotional skills necessary for later success, librarians should also be mindful of integrating informational texts into storytime programs.

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“…Adkins et al , 2019; Clarke and Schoonmaker, 2019; Williams, 2018) and readers' advisory practices (e.g. Fullerton et al , 2018; Campbell, 2017; Widdersehim; McCleary, 2016). The central object of this discourse, however, is significantly less apparent, for the concept of diverse books remains a rather nebulous one.…”

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The trouble with diverse books, part I: on the limits of conceptual analysis for political negotiation in Library & Information Science

Lawrence

2020

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PurposeThe term diverse books is increasingly popular yet persistently nebulous. The purpose of this paper – Part I of II – is to illuminate both that the concept is in need of a unified account and that conceptual analysis, though at first seemingly quite promising, fails as a method for identifying one.Design/methodology/approachThis paper utilizes traditional (or intuitive) conceptual analysis to specify the respective clusters of necessary and sufficient conditions that constitute four broad candidate accounts of diverse books.FindingsThough diverse books is a concept in need of a definition, conceptual analysis is not an appropriate method for adjudicating between the definitions we have on offer. This is because the concept is fundamentally political, serving as a resource for re-shaping collective social arrangements and ways of life. The conceptual problem outlined here requires for its resolution a method that will move us from a descriptive project to an explicitly normative one, wherein we consider what we properly work to achieve with and through the concept in question.Originality/valueThis paper initiates a systematic analytical project aimed at defining diverse books. In illustrating a moment of methodological failure, it paves the way for a critical alternative – namely, Part II's proposal of an analytical intervention in which political concepts are defined partially in terms of their benefits vis-á-vis informational justice.

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Considering Quality and Diversity: An Analysis of Read-Aloud Recommendations and Rationales from Children’s Literature Experts

Cited by 5 publications

References 11 publications

Optimization of Child Literature Curriculum Settings for Preschool Education Based on Numerical Analysis

Optimization of Child Literature Curriculum Settings for Preschool Education Based on Numerical Analysis

Exploring Topics and Genres in Storytime Books: A Text Mining Approach

The trouble with diverse books, part I: on the limits of conceptual analysis for political negotiation in Library & Information Science

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