Learning Tasks/Activities

A. Instructions: Answer the following questions and record your responses in the matrix
below. Then, interview a preschool or elementary teacher and a high school teacher.
Ask them the same questions and record/note their responses. Use extra sheets as
necessary.

Questions:
1. What is reading for you?
2. What are the values of books for you? (You may review your answer/s in the motivation
question or get ideas from the discussion section for your own answer/s.)
3. What is your favorite story that you always share with or read in your class? Why do
you like this book or story the most?
4. What is the best thing about books?
5. How can you promote children’s literature?

YOU Preschool or High School

Elementary Teacher Teacher

Reading, for me, is Reading is when you Reading is the

more than just being understand how ability to put words
able to read the text; it texts in a specific together to create
is also about context work meaning
comprehending the
entirety of what is
written, whether it is a
book or any other
type of document

When I'm surrounded by Young students are Books are essential

negativity, I turn to transitioning from their in our educational
books. Books are also one "used-to" routines at an system because they
of the reasons I have such early stage of education; serve as a guide for
a broad imagination; from simply staying at every student to
when I read a book, I can home to going to school understand the
imagine myself in any every day: this is a big lessons taught by
world I want. For some, thing to process, which their teachers.
books are just for is why, with the help of Books are important
academics, but for me, books—especially not only for students
fictional—young but also for teachers
books are a way to get to students become because they help
know myself better interested in going to them plan the
school lessons they will
teach to their
students

So far, my favorite book Fables are always my El Filibusterismo is

is Rosie Childs' "Catch favorite stories to tell in one of the best
Me Before I Fall," which school because they stories I want to
represents resilience and pique the interest of read and share with
hope in the midst of young students. my students because
being surrounded by it demonstrates how
people who are clearly abusive the Spanish
different from you. colonizers were in
the past. This book
also demonstrates
the importance of
standing up for our
freedom and
refusing to allow
others to take away
our rights as human
beings and Filipinos.

The best thing about Books are essential in Because of

books is their ability to molding a young technology, books
change the situation of developing student's are used less in high
their readers; there are imagination as a school, but in books
people who read books preschool teacher. The we don't need to
when they are having ability of a book to charge to use it,
problems, and this has shape our minds to be unlike 'modernized'
saved them from giving imaginative is, in my books, which are
up and choosing to fight opinion, the best aspect stored in electronic
of books devices that require
electricity to
function
 I can advocate for As a preschool teacher, Children's literature
children's literature by I spend my entire day is already a part of
recognizing its teaching young students our educational
importance in our and introducing them to system. Some
intellectual development. children's literature as people believe they
As a language student, I part of their education. have never heard the
have a good chance of By correctly teaching term "children's
becoming a teacher; if my students, I literature," but
given the opportunity, I unwittingly promote believe me,
will promote children's children's literature everyone has. As a
literature to my students high school teacher,
and teach them about the I believe that by
importance of children's teaching, I am
literature to our promoting children's
development literature
Table 1: Interview Matrix

B. Instructions: Write a reflection paper based on the three perspectives recorded in your
matrix. What can you surmise about the values of children’s literature and books based
on these perspectives?

The value of books varies depending on who uses and reads them: for a student, books
can be a medium for learning a lesson; for a teacher, books can be a medium for teaching.
Books, Reading, and Comprehension are three terms that we must learn in order to understand
the value of children's literature. Books are important in our society; before modernized
technology, books were the primary source of information. Action and Adventure, Classics,
Comic Book or Graphic Novel, Detective and Mystery, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror,
Literary Fiction, and so on are all examples of books. Books were created to inform and
entertain: these aspects are important to our development as intellectual beings because they
shape our perspective on various issues concerning our existence. When we say books, we also
mean literature, and we all know how important literature is in our society: the value of
literature in modern life cannot be overstated. Each author uses literature to express themselves.
Some literature reflects society and helps us understand the world in which we live.
 Reading is always associated with books. Reading is one of the first skills that adults
teach children, but it is also one of the most important skills that everyone should have because
reading skills are required for everything we do in life. When we travel, we must read signs to
avoid getting lost; when we work (in any profession), we must read instructions correctly; and
even just staying at home necessitates reading skills, such as reading cooking and cleaning
instructions. Aside from that, reading is good for your health because it improves your
concentration, memory, empathy, and communication skills. If we want to appreciate books
and literature, we must be able to read. Reading will not be effective if we do not understand
the meaning of the text we are reading. The ability to interpret written words is referred to as
comprehension. It is not the same as the ability to recognize words. Recognizing words on a
page but not understanding what they mean falls short of the aim or goal of reading, which is
comprehension. Assume a teacher assigns a passage to a student to read. The child can read
the entire chapter, but when asked to explain what he or she read, he or she has no idea. Reading
takes on meaning as a result of comprehension. Assume a teacher assigns a reading passage to
a student. The child can read the entire chapter, but when asked to explain what he or she read,
they have no idea. As a result of comprehension, what is read gains meaning. Reading
comprehension occurs when the words on a page contain more than just words, but also
concepts and ideas. When you understand what you're reading, it becomes more entertaining,
engaging, and educational. It is necessary for success in school, at work, and in life in general.
Assessment
C. Instructions: Read the children’s story, entitled: Tight Times by Jeanette C.
Patindol. Answer the following questions through a reflection paper.

1. What does your family do when faced with tight times?

2. How do you relate the story to what is happening today?
3. What personal and academic values have you gained from the story? Discuss each.

Tight Times by Jeanette C. Patindol is a story written for young children, but I believe it

is appropriate for all ages. The story teaches us that even in the midst of adversity, there is always

a silver lining; there is always hope to which we can cling; there is always help from unexpected

people; and there will always be brighter days even if today is dark.

Humanity is confronted with unimaginable problems such as the covid-19 pandemic, the

war between Russia and Ukraine, and global warming, to name a few. I am personally affected by

these issues; when the pandemic began, I was still in high school. I've always wanted to graduate

in front of a large crowd because it gives me a sense of accomplishment when people applaud my

achievements, but I was never given the opportunity to do so. I feel like a piece of myself is

missing, and finding it seems impossible. Following that, our family business hit rock bottom, and

we decided to take a break from everything that was weighing us down. We needed a break, and

that's when Odette surfaced. We lost some properties, but thank God, we are all safe despite what

happened. There are still many unfortunate circumstances, but we are thankful that we were able

to recover. We returned to our family business after they loosened up some of the restrictions, and

older brothers were able to work abroad, which helped us to really move forward. Maybe

everything happens for a reason, and maybe we were put in that situation to strengthen our bond

and to keep us hopeful at all times. All of the issues we faced during the pandemic are now relics

of the past. They are the reasons why our family is growing stronger.
 The problems we've had aren't limited to my family. Many Filipinos can identify with

the current problems. Because the Filipino people have faced numerous challenges throughout

their lives, we are regarded as resilient individuals. The term "resilience" has been bandied about

to describe the Filipinos' ability to overcome adversity. Calamities abound in the country, including

the ongoing pandemic, natural disasters, and enormous inequality, to name a few, as the disabled

suffer at the hands of an overburdened government. "Filipino resilience" is, in reality, a result of

necessity. Because the future is uncertain, the poor are forced to make do with what they have.They

quit grieving and pick themselves up to resume a life they've lived many times before. They stop

grieving and get back to living a life they've lived many times before.