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October 2011Re-Viewing BooksGearing for the Australian Curriculum plus Hot TrendsPaul MacdonaldM Ed B Ed The Childrens BookshopBeecroftstaff@thechildrensbookshop.com.au

We live in interesting times...

Thought will spread across the world with the rapidity of light, instantly conceived, instantly written, instantly understood. It will blanket the earth from one pole to the other- sudden, instantaneous, burning with a fervour of the soul from which it burst forth. This will be the reign of the human word in all its plenitude. Thought will not have time to ripen, to accumulate into the form of a book- the book will arrive too late.1831 French Poet and Politician2Digital Immersion has even affected the way they absorb information. (Readers) dont necessarily read a page from left to right and from top to bottom. They might instead skip around, scanning for pertinent information of interest.Ever since Guttenbergs printing press made book reading a popular pursuit, the linear, literary mind has been the centre of art, science and society... It may soon be yesterdays mind.Once I was a scuba diver in a sea of words. Now I zip along the surface like a guy on a Jet ski. Is deep reading a lost skill? Do we read differently because we now think differently?

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Expanded View of LiteracyIn the 21st century, the definition of literacy has expanded to refer to a flexible, sustainable mastery of a set of capabilities in the use and production of traditional texts and new communications technologies using spoken language, print and multimedia.

We need to focus on a range of texts!

Multi-Modal

The national English curriculum is built around three interrelated strands that support students growing understanding and use of English. Language Knowing about the English language: a coherent, dynamic, and evolving body of knowledge about the English language and how it works. Literature Understanding, appreciating, responding to, analysing and creating literature: an enjoyment in, and informed appreciation of, how English language can convey information and emotion, create imaginative worlds and aesthetic and other significant experiences. Literacy Growing a repertoire of English usage: the ability to understand and produce the English language accurately, fluently, creatively, critically, confidently, and effectively in a range of modes, and digital and print settings, in texts designed for a range of purposes and audiences.

Focus AreasExpanded View of Literacy

Multi-Modal Texts

National Identity

Indigenous Focus

Focus on Asia

Sustainability

Greater Focus on Language

9A Global Perspective

9Greater Focus on Language

The national English curriculum will focus on how language enables people to create meaning in a broad range of forms and contexts.Vocabulary should be taught in ways that encourage students to be curious about the origins, meanings and uses of words.

What books are booming in the present?12Picture Book Highlights13

Extension14

Easy Reads Abound

Impact of Diary of a Wimpy Kid16

The Series... Not too Risky!17

Fantasy/ Action Rules18

Graphic Novels19

Social Realism

Looking Ahead21

Non-Fiction22

Children who know adults who read for pleasure take it for granted thatreading is a valuable and worthwhile activity (Csikszentmihalyi, 1991) 2324

25Paul MacdonaldM Ed B Ed The Childrens BookshopBeecroftstaff@thechildrensbookshop.com.au

School Visits10% Discount for Teachers all Times15% discount on books20% discount on Class SetsLists for Literature Circles and Class SetsBook Packs$7 Postage for all orders- 1 book or 3 Boxes of books.

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