Title: Revisiting “Tech-Fictive” Literature: What is Lost and What is Gained in the Formative Literary Mind?
Stream: Language Development & Literacy
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Authors:
E. Christina Belcher, Redeemer University College, Canada
Abstract:
Digital technology is rapidly encroaching upon the humble picture book in educational function. Elementary educators and scholars alike must consider its merits and disadvantages in light of literary formation in the young. Pondering the nuances of tech-fictive literature (Belcher, 2017), this paper looks at the value of story to shape a citizen, its purposes past and present, and its possible outcomes in crafting the creative imagination of children towards a love of reading. It examines the social purpose of story. Fairy tales developed a clear division between good and evil, encouraging a moral perspective. Myths and tales became socially shared. As wordless books emerged, communal stories gave way to the individual perception of story. Meaning could then be constructed from story with no shared understanding. Tech-fictive literature currently draws the reader to embrace technology as a lone act. This paper seeks to discern the outcomes, possible benefits and challenges of the engagement of story through picture books, and attempts to answer the question: Is literacy development enhanced or truncated by changes in story form, and if so, what could be the effect on young readers?
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