A person holding a globe
BETTERING THE WORLD

through Literature
An Introduction

Blue coloured book
The power of stories
-Now let´s get on and change the world, one page at a time.
-(Mem Fox, Reading Magic, 2001)
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18th-century Enlightenment

-reason  logic chronology linearity
-Input                      Outcome
-teach it – learn it – know it – apply it
-Doesn’t work?
-Change the methods!
-Change the teachers!
-Change the curriculum!
-…. (and on and on …)
History 112 Enlightenment Memes | North and South Esk Regional High School
What Does “I Think, Therefore I Am” Really Mean? The Age of Reason Drawing by Eduàrd Zibnitski |
Saatchi Art

A learner is a complex human being ,
not an empty vessel
-Affective filter
-Brain studies  - the reading brain
-Mental health
-Wellbeing, SEE learning
-The 4 c’s: critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration
-CREATIVE THINKING
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Power of reading, power of learning
Curve of Forgetting | Campus Wellness | University of Waterloo Pet Peeve: Learning Curve Misuse –
Tom Malaher's BrainScan

Human connection and sharing
The Benefits of Shared Book Reading


Adding complexity, adding experience
Děti z Bullerbynu | Zabav děti - Inspirace pro rodiče a vedoucí Také jste milovali Vinnetouovu
krásnou sestru Nšo-či? Její představitelce je už osmdesát. Sobota Pavla Přeučila | Krajské listy.cz
Helena Bonham Carter as Lucy Honeychurch in "A Room with a View" | Helena bonham carter, Edwardian
fashion, Helena bonham Děti z Bullerbynu | KNIHCENTRUM.cz

Course format and requirements
-Teacher Talk
- Input on: the science of reading, types of books and types of reading
-Planning the reading
v choose a place
v choose a person
v choose a book
v create the setting
v plan the time and frequency