Answers for 2025 (Due 10 July)
Prepared for BEd Foundation Phase Students
University of South Africa (UNISA)
Children’s Literature (CHL2601)
Due Date: 10 July 2025
, Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Core Assignment Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1 Question 1: Literacy Definitions and Importance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2 Question 2: Strategies to Encourage Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.3 Question 3: Lesson Planning with Children’s Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Additional Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.1 Literacy Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.2 Genres and Their Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.3 Teaching Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.4 Cultural and Contextual Relevance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.5 Literacy Development Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.6 Engaging Reluctant Readers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.7 Assessment and Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.8 Technology and Literacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.9 Parental and Community Involvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.10 Advanced Literacy Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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