material selection and adaptation

7/24/2019 Material Selection and Adaptation

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MATERIALSELECTION

ANDADAPTATIONHIMAH SUHATI ABD WAHAB

(2011568811)


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- Another important aspect that teachersneed to consider is the suitabilitymaterial selected for the literature class

room.

- It should be interesting enough to motivate

them to read it and relevant to theirschemata or prior knowledge.

CULTURAL

CONTENT/SUITABILITY


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- The content should also be culturallyfamiliar to the students especially to theinitial stage.

- This is so because if the language is simpleand they can associate the contents to their

culture, comprehension will be facilitated.

CULTURAL

CONTENT/SUITABILITY


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If the students are given a culturallyunfamiliar text, they would have diculty incomprehending text.

- ue to lack of cultural backgroundknowledge and experience.

CULTURAL

CONTENT/SUITABILITY


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The teachers should be more carefully intext selection especially for the studentcome from diverse cultural background.

!iction titles that spring from students"cultures are ideal in providing familiarity to

aid comprehension.

CULTURAL

CONTENT/SUITABILITY


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In #alaysia, moral values are integrated inall sub$ects across the curriculum.

%eading materials in the children"s literatureclassroom should be seen as an avenue tohelp them important value in life.

MORAL VALUES


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&haracters of selected children stories canbe seen as their role models and situationthat show motivations and outcome of

behaviour.

The selected books should be able to instill

moral values and respecting the rights ofothers.

MORAL VALUES


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'elp broaden the learners" understanding ofsocial, historical, geographical and cultural

diversity.

(rovide a balance between traditional workswith more contemporary ones.

OTHER ASPECTS


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Allow students to explore their own andothers" cultural and literary heritage.

(rovide opportunity to support reading andintroduce other books by children"scharacteristic, authors and illustrators.

OTHER ASPECTS


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There are a few aspects that teachers need to consider to select materials. Theaspects are cultural content or suitability and moral values. Teacher also needto consider other aspects that will help teachers to select suitable materials.

&ultural &ontent ) suitability

Teachers need to consider the suitability of materials selected for the literatureclassroom. It should be interesting enough to motivate them and based on

their prior knowledge. The content should be culturally familiar to the studentswith the simple language so that they can easily understand what they haveread.

#oral *alues

#oral values are actually integrated in all sub$ects across the curriculum.+iterature books also should be selected based on the moral values. This, willhelp them to learn the important values in life. elected characters should beseen as their role models and the situations must motivate the behavior andoutcomes of those behaviors.

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