Exploring Young Children’s Use of Illustrations in a Picturebook

Feathers, Karen M.; Arya, Poonam

doi:10.20360/g2630c

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“…According to Batarelo Kokić, how the image and the word interact to convey meaning in picture books is different from any other type of discourse [Batarelo Kokić 2015:379]. As a distinctive form, the picture book is a "semiotic space" in which meaning is created and reflected through a kaleidoscope of unique experiences of pictures and words [Feathers, Arya 2015]. Where text prevails over the visual strand in the artistic composition, such books for children can be classified as the illustrated book, because «words serve as the primary means of narration, while pictures only bear a supportive or merely decorative function» [Nikolajeva 2002:88].…”

Section: Origin and Types Of Picture Booksmentioning

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The Role and Application of Picture Books in Pre-school Practice

Novović¹,

Popović²

2019

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Picture books occupy an important place in the life of a child both in family and in school. As a unique combination of illustration and text in a pedagogical mode, picture books teach, incite creative imagination and enrich the cognitive and socio-emotional world of a child. The goal of our research is increase understanding the place and the role of genre diverse picture books in Montenegrin pre-schools in the current context. Preschool teachers noted key challenges in the use of picture books in preschool practice in general and singled out proposals for more efficient application. In this paper, we deal with parents' participation in mediating picture books` content and values to pre-schoolers. We took our research sample from the population of teachers in pre-schools of central, northern and southern region of Montenegro. Our research included 209 preschool teachers from five kindergartens and 93 respondents from the three institutions, which we interviewed during the seminars. We combined elements of both quantitative and qualitative surveying and interviewing. Our research indicates a significant and continued use of genre-diverse picture books, but also an absence of new titles, technical support in the selection of high-quality books, domestic authors and vague criteria in the selection of books, as well as a lack of parental involvement in the selection of books.

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Section: Origin and Types Of Picture Booksmentioning

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The Role and Application of Picture Books in Pre-school Practice

Novović¹,

Popović²

2019

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“…The use of illustrations in children's storybooks is not merely aesthetic but also educational. Studies on the impact of pictures on children's reading comprehension, discussion about the text, and critical thinking skills show that illustrations have a unique function in addition to their artistic value (Brenna, 2013;Brookshire et al, 2002;Feathers & Arya, 2015;Greenhoot, et al, 2014;Orrantia et al, 2014). Indeed, the role of illustrations in children's storybooks is to provide a support for the text, especially for young children who cannot yet read conventionally.…”

Section: Visual Literacy: the Importance Of Illustrations In Early Readingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Evans and Saint-Aubin's (2005) investigation confirmed that attention to illustrations versus print predominated comments and discussion about books by monitoring children's eye movements. The literature, therefore, calls for high-quality illustrations that inspire both children and parents to respond to children's storybooks (Brookshire et al, 2002;Feathers & Arya, 2015).…”

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Muslim Parent Preferences for Children’s Storybook Illustrations: Cultural Relevance in the Context of the United Arab Emirates

Barza¹,

Suchodoletz²

2017

Interdiscip Educ Psychol

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Literacy socialization begins at home with books chosen by parents. Using a sociocultural perspective, the purpose of this study was to document Arab, Muslim parents' (n = 118) preferences for children's storybook illustrations in the United Arab Emirates. Open-ended questions were analyzed using the constant comparative method. Cultural gender schemes were highlighted. Results imply that some innocuous themes commonly found in storybooks reflecting Western values were perceived as culturally peripheral to parents from a Muslim background. Findings have implications for creating more culturally relevant children's storybooks to improve the quantity and quality of home literacy experiences of Arab, Muslim families.

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“…Literacy researchers have engaged in a variety of approaches to study reading by focusing on how the affordances of picture books influence reading strategies and comprehension (Feathers & Arya, 2015; Liwanag, Pelatti, Martens, & Martens, 2016). Researchers conducting these studies found that readers’ gaze or attention to the written and pictorial information in different kinds of picture books influence readers’ understanding of the materials.…”

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Examining a Reader’s Meaning-Making Process of Picture Books Using Eye Movement Miscue Analysis

Liwanag

Martens

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Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice

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The goal of this case study was to examine a second grader's reading of picture books using eye movement miscue analysis as a method to further understand reading as a meaning-making process. Two picture books with different relationships (e.g., enhanced and counterpoint) were selected because they elicit varied ways of presenting meaning and thus provide a unique opportunity to study reading. Findings from this case study highlight that reading is more than the eyes moving sequentially from word to word while the reader actively constructs meaning. Reading picture books demands an expanded repertoire of strategies since only looking at multimodal signs, such as written and pictorial cues, that are available when reading is not sufficient to ensure full comprehension of picture books. Implications for teaching reading and understanding multimodality in learning are addressed.

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Exploring Young Children’s Use of Illustrations in a Picturebook

Cited by 8 publications

References 11 publications

The Role and Application of Picture Books in Pre-school Practice

The Role and Application of Picture Books in Pre-school Practice

Muslim Parent Preferences for Children’s Storybook Illustrations: Cultural Relevance in the Context of the United Arab Emirates

Examining a Reader’s Meaning-Making Process of Picture Books Using Eye Movement Miscue Analysis

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