Another point that needs to be addressed is the way that classic fairytales affect a child’s development academically. One challenge that classic children’s literature and fairytales face is the fact that children cannot read these stories on their own until they are quite a deal older. Due to its general lengthiness, heightened vocabulary, and lack of visual aid children find it very hard to read the classic fairytales and literature on their own. (Marzollo 2) This is a hearty problem for classic literature, as children reading on their own can be so beneficial for the child. Being able to read on their own is a very useful tool for children. After all, not only I a child not weighted down by the schedule of someone else, but they are free …show more content…
For instance, when a teacher shares a piece of classic children’s literature with the class, the children can then discuss and debated said story. (Isbell 2) This can help their critical thinking, language skills, debate skills, and even social skills develop because of one instance of storytelling. The other instance where storytelling is prominent is between a parent and child. This is an excellent environment for a child to learn in because they are receiving positive attention and influence from a parent, strengthening their bond as the child learns from the classical piece of literature being shared between them. The parent is there to guide the child, answer questions, and explain new vocab. This is even helpful to children with language skills and how they pronounce words. So, interactive reading is especially important for younger children. (Isbell 3) The social reading environments and oral tradition that often accompanies classic children’s literature is a huge benefit to the child, to the point of several times overshadowing individual …show more content…
This is rather unfortunate, since visual aids can be so helpful to a child when reading. Visual aids can help children connect words they know, with the real word look of these items. (Mantei 1) In similar ways, it can teach children about things and places they’ve never seen before. Sometimes young readers also use context clues to deduce what a new word is wit the aid of visual aspects like pictures. This dramatically expands a child’s basic vocabulary. So visual aids are especially important in the early academic development of children. (Mantei 3) Pictures also help children form and polished mental schemas and ideas about what something looks like and can this other item fit in their mental schema. Books like I Spy are especially good examples to prove the power of pictures, Younger children read them and pick up on what the things are that they are looking for, whereas older children will sound out words and even struggle through reading the books in order to play the fun search and find game if a reader isn’t present. (Marzollo 3) Visual aids are a great help to children’s developing vocab and literary skills, so children’s classic literature is lacking because it has little to no visual