BIBLIOTHERAPEUTIC MODELS IN CREATIVE TEACHING CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Keywords:
bibliotherapy, psychology, children's literature, prevention, difficulties, guidelinesAbstract
Although the term bibliotherapy takes on special significance in the twenty-first century, bibliotherapeutic practices are as old as humankind. Although of a fictional nature, literature has always had the power to influence the psychological states of children in particular, because bibliotherapy primarily involves the oral narration of various literary genres and reading literary texts to prevent and treat certain psychological difficulties and to nurture mental health in general. This means that children, through listening to the lyrics of lullabies, at the earliest age are exposed to bibliotherapy, and while growing up and reading various literary texts, watching movies, listening to music, etc. this action only intensifies. Therefore, it is necessary to examine how children's literature in the class of Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian language and literature through adequate work of teachers can therapeutically contribute to the positive characteristics of the child's personality. This paper uses Gestalt therapy to examine the therapeutic effect of the text Ashemed of his Mother by Ivan Cankar from the reader for children in 4th grade in primary schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to preserve the mental health of younger pupils. In the entire bibliotherapeutic process of teaching literature, the education and creativity of teachers who teach children's literature are of particular importance, and the paper offers certain methodological guidelines for teachers of children's literature in the bibliotherapeutic direction.
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