A bridge between university students and children: Do we read a story?

Authors

  • Natalia Ríus National University of Córdoba
  • Claudia Spataro National University of Córdoba
  • Ana Cecilia Cad National University of Córdoba

Keywords:

reading, short stories, activities, linguistic competence, extension-action project

Abstract

During 2016, we carried out the extension-action project Shall we read a story? at the Children’s Home José Bainotti through the Extension Secretary of the School of Languages. Professors, professionals of other fields and undergraduate students of the School took part in the project.  The main goal was to make children value reading and literature through short stories for children and to increase their language exposure since the foundations for their cognitive development are laid at childhood (Piaget, 1984). However, the children born in hard environments are usually exposed to few words which widens the gap with the children born in more privileged environments (Fernald, Marchman & Weisleder, 2013). The project Shall we read a story? aimed at making the children at the Home interested in literature through pre and post reading activities planned according to Piaget’s stages of cognitive development (Williams & Burden, 1997). Thanks to the project, the children were able to enjoy the weekly workshops with different characters, stories and games while the members of the project were able to impart their knowledge and learn from unforgettable experiences.

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Published

2018-12-14