Chapter 15 – Looking at information books
Consider the following statements and click to reveal the answer.
1. Why should stories not be overused as a major experience in the primary years?
Answer:
Stories should not be overused as a major experience in the primary years because children may become over-reliant on fiction-based strategies and mistakenly try to apply rules of fiction to non-fiction.
2. What are the criteria that can be used to look critically at information books?
Answer:
The criteria that can be used to look critically at information books are:
- How they use facts;
- Whether they are accurate/biased;
- How concise they are;
- How they present specialised vocabulary;
- Their use of illustration;
- How they are organised.
