A IMPORTÂNCIA DA LEITURA PARA CRIANÇAS PEQUENAS

Abstract

Reading develops imagination and creativity in children, helping them to understand the world, improve speaking and develop writing. In this paper, the main goal is to analyze the importance of reading to Young children, taking into account the following question: what is the importance of reading to Young children? This research is justified because of the necessity to discuss about the reading aspects in child education, insasmuch as it is essential to the teaching and learning process. The paper is structured as follows: in the section A Brief History of Early Childhood Education in Brazil a path on brazilian early childhood education is presented. Next, in the section The Importance of Reading, its importance is described, as it improves vocabulary, contributes to the development of critical and reflective thinking, helps in the development of speech, imagination and creativity and places the child in the world of literacy. In methodological terms, this reaserch is guided by the qualitative aspect and it is exploratory considering its goals. Oliveira (2015), Loro (2015) and Brasil (1996) are the main theoretical source. In the results and discussion, it is concluded that contact with books and interaction with literature helps children's psychomotor, cognitive and social development. One of the reading functions is to form critical and creative chilldren, able to participate actively in different situations of their daily lives. Thus, it is understood that its practice benefits the development of some aspects of development such as creativity, emotions, feelings and expansion of vocabulary.