Child Psychology

Children Book Assignment You can learn much about the language and thought processes of young children by examining the literature written for them. For this assignment you will need access to a children's book. It can be a book that you have or check out of the library. If you are not able to access this, then you can search Youtube or other videos on line. In response to COVID many celebrities and others have put out videos of reading of children's books. Examine the book carefully. If possible, read it aloud to a child or someone else. Then complete the following items:

1. Give the title, name of author and illustrator, and date of publication of the book. 2. Summarize what the librarian or salesperson told you about the book or what sort of

reviews you found online. 3. If you read this story to a child what their age was and how they responded. If you did

not read it to an actual child, how do you anticipate a child would respond to this book? 4. Do you remember reading this book as a young child? If so what do you remember

about it? 5. Write down any examples of any of the following story elements that appear in the book

(I know your story will not have all of these, but if it has none, then you need a different book) Basically, how is this book developmentally appropriate and beneficial for children:

1. rhyme and repetition in the story 2. egocentrism (e.g., the animals that dress and talk like a child; misunderstanding

that arise from the main character's self-centered viewpoint) 3. centration (e.g., stories about characters who have only one prominent feature;

stories about a child's focusing on one special goal, train, or object) 4. effects that depend on literal or figurative language (e.g., jokes that come from a

character's taking things literally; misunderstandings that arise from the use of figurative language)

5. story elements that reassure the child about the strong ties of family and friendship

6. story elements that reflect the young child's fear of separation 7. Any other thoughts on this book and how it might be helpful for children