A Description of the Types, Availability and Teachers' Knowledge of Children's Literature in Six Selected Child Care Centers

• Main Author: Kretchun, Christine Haas
• Other Authors: Schmidt, Velma
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: North Texas State University 1983
• Subjects: book selection; day care center teachers; children's books; Children > Books and reading.; Day care centers > Employees.; Book selection.
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc504121/

Twenty-four teachers completed questionnaires and demographic data forms to describe the types of books they chose most often, where they got them, how they selected them, and how important they felt it was to expose children to good literature. A criteria sheet was used to describe the types and currency of books in each center. The teachers used a variety of sources to select and obtain books. Most teachers knew how literature aids some aspect of development. Every type of book was represented in all collections, but poetry and wordless picture books were least represented.