LITERATURE AND STORYTELLING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: STRATEGIES TO STIMULATE READING

Abstract

Storytelling is a fundamental pedagogical resource in Early Childhood Education, stimulating imagination, curiosity and inserting the child in the universe of reading and writing in a playful and pleasurable way. This study analyzes the importance and contributions of children's literature and storytelling in Early Childhood Education classes of a public school in Parnaíba-PI. In the theoretical framework, the research was based on authors such as Abramovich (1995), Cademartori (2010), Góes (2010), Frantz (2011), among others. A qualitative approach was used, based on the studies of André and Lüdke (1986) and Bogdan and Biklen (1994). Through the data collected and the respective analysis, the results show that storytelling significantly favors the insertion of the child in the world of reading and writing. The child expresses his opinions about the story, takes a critical position and recounts what he heard according to his own interpretation. In addition, the study highlights the teachers' effort to create pleasurable experiences with reading, such as the reading corner, an essential space for children's autonomous contact with children's literature, consolidating the taste for reading from an early age.