Networking aroundThe Waterholeand other tales: the importance of relationships among texts for reading and related instruction

Abstract

This article explores ways in which children's picture books form networks of relationships, and their implications for readers and classroom teachers. In this exploration, reading is seen to involve making connections within and beyond the text at hand. These connections, evoked differently across readers, shape readers' interpretations of text. Many possible meanings may arise from just one text, reinforcing the idea that no single correct meaning resides in a text. This article demonstrates tools for exploring textual connections with readers, and the value of such explorations for opening-up reader interpretations of a text.

Los libros álbum radicales en contextos educativos: una revisión sistemática sobre propósitos, competencias y relaciones entre mediadores y lectores

“…Asimismo, la etiqueta "libros álbum" es muy variada en cuanto al uso de dispositivos literarios como la intertextualidad y la transtextualidad (Harris y McKenzie, 2005), así como libros cuyos autores pertenecen a una comunidad particular, como indígenas (Korteweg et al, 2010) o afroamericanos (Gardner, 2016;Lazar y Offenberg, 2011).…”