Croatology, Vol. 12 No. 2. - 3., 2021.
Original scientific paper
Representation of literary titles in the school library as a teachers’ criterion for required reading
Vjekoslava Jurdana
orcid.org/0000-0003-2277-3795
; Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Croatia
Sandra Kadum
orcid.org/0000-0002-8441-0896
; Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Faculty of Educational Sciences
Daniela Lovreković
Abstract
Required reading is a part of the Croatian Language Literature program, the thesis presents the criteria according to which the reading
lists are selected. The research results suggest that classroom teachers are generally satisfied with the current required reading list given by the
Curriculum for Elementary Schools, but they consider that some recent and modern works should be introduced into the reading list. Most of
the teachers have available all the works from the required reading list. Required reading would be desirable to change through the years, however,
research results show that teachers once they compile a reading list for each class, this same list is repeated on several student generations.
Furthermore, classroom teachers maintain class lessons in the school library on average once or twice in a school year, but most believe that
literature classes would be better if they could be held in the school library every time. Research participants to encourage children to read are proposing
a variety of workshops, reading celebrations, presentations about favorite books, etc. in which parents can get involved because the teachers,
librarians, and parents are those who need to evoke the love of books and interest in reading in children from the very beginning.
Keywords
classroom teaching; required reading; reading list; school library.
Hrčak ID:
266360
URI
Publication date:
6.12.2021.
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