Topic 1 Post 1
Read Cart´s article "The Value of YA Literature" and NCTE´s Position Statement on
Young Adult Literature. Both pieces provide several qualities, characteristics, and
purpose of young adult literature. Choose two of the ideas referred to in the text that
seem most important and explain why. Be sure to document your sources correctly.
The most important ideas agreed upon by each article is the value of literature to young adults, such as
how involvement with literature makes adolescents more interested in reading, and development of
adolescents through literature. In adolescents becoming involved with literature, Cart’s “The Value of
Young Adult Literature” (2008) argues that literacy is a declining statistic because young adults simply
don’t want to read, and that this can be remedied through YA literature’s relevance to adolescent
development.
NCTE argues that this lack of interest can be the fault of schools. Namely, it states, “Many of
today’s
teachers have never taken a class in children’s and young adult literature, and some states
have
eliminated the requirement for a dedicated course in children’s and/or young adult literature for
teaching certification” (Preparing Teachers with Knowledge of Children’s and Young Adult Literature,
2018). It recommends that schools teach an interest in development and literacy through example.
Cart, M. (2008). The Value of Young Adult Literature. Young Adult Library Services Association.
NCTE Children’s Literature Assembly. (2018, July 9). Preparing Teachers with Knowledge of Children’s and
Young Adult Literature. NCTE. Retrieved May 14, 2022, from
https://ncte.org/statement/chiladollitguideline/
Topic 1 Post 2
Explore the Children´s book database on the GCU website (link to Children´s
Literature Comprehensive Database is in the T1 Resources folder). Look up several
books that you read in middle or high school. What information does the database
include for that book which might be helpful to you as a teacher? Discuss the
benefits of using this website.
I looked up a few of my favorite books from middle school, including The Hunger Games, Eragon, and
The Hobbit. This tool is a search function for the GCU library database that includes books at the
physical GCU library and books that the GCU library is able to borrow from other libraries or order. This
tool will be useful for this class in the case that I am unable to find a physical copy of the required
reading.
Read Cart´s article "The Value of YA Literature" and NCTE´s Position Statement on
Young Adult Literature. Both pieces provide several qualities, characteristics, and
purpose of young adult literature. Choose two of the ideas referred to in the text that
seem most important and explain why. Be sure to document your sources correctly.
The most important ideas agreed upon by each article is the value of literature to young adults, such as
how involvement with literature makes adolescents more interested in reading, and development of
adolescents through literature. In adolescents becoming involved with literature, Cart’s “The Value of
Young Adult Literature” (2008) argues that literacy is a declining statistic because young adults simply
don’t want to read, and that this can be remedied through YA literature’s relevance to adolescent
development.
NCTE argues that this lack of interest can be the fault of schools. Namely, it states, “Many of
today’s
teachers have never taken a class in children’s and young adult literature, and some states
have
eliminated the requirement for a dedicated course in children’s and/or young adult literature for
teaching certification” (Preparing Teachers with Knowledge of Children’s and Young Adult Literature,
2018). It recommends that schools teach an interest in development and literacy through example.
Cart, M. (2008). The Value of Young Adult Literature. Young Adult Library Services Association.
NCTE Children’s Literature Assembly. (2018, July 9). Preparing Teachers with Knowledge of Children’s and
Young Adult Literature. NCTE. Retrieved May 14, 2022, from
https://ncte.org/statement/chiladollitguideline/
Topic 1 Post 2
Explore the Children´s book database on the GCU website (link to Children´s
Literature Comprehensive Database is in the T1 Resources folder). Look up several
books that you read in middle or high school. What information does the database
include for that book which might be helpful to you as a teacher? Discuss the
benefits of using this website.
I looked up a few of my favorite books from middle school, including The Hunger Games, Eragon, and
The Hobbit. This tool is a search function for the GCU library database that includes books at the
physical GCU library and books that the GCU library is able to borrow from other libraries or order. This
tool will be useful for this class in the case that I am unable to find a physical copy of the required
reading.
