A IMPORTÂNCIA DA LEITURA NOS ANOS INICIAIS DO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL

Abstract

The present academic work has as its theme the importance of reading in the Early Years; the research aims to provide a historical retrospective of the act of reading in the Early Years of education and investigate how schools, teachers, and families contribute to the development of readers. The methodology employed to achieve the objective was bibliographic research (books, scientific articles, monographic documents, periodicals - newspapers, magazines, etc.), with the objective to analyze the origin, concept, and development of reading in the early years of education. The work includes theoretical analysis from authors as Santos (2011), PCN’s de Língua Portuguesa (1997), Martins (2012), Dionízio (2017), Claret (2013), Baldi (2010), Gusmão-Garcia e Silva (2009), among others. Therefore, the results indicate that the earlier child is introduced to reading and appropriates these teachings, they will have a better opportunity to develop them successfully, as reading will not only prepare them to be active participants in society, but also empowers them with freedom.