Due to being a Special Education major, I would utilize this book when one of my student’s with an intellectual, or developmental disability who is facing difficulties by possessing qualities that might not by identical to their peers. Madeline inspires young readers with the courage to embrace difference. When using this book in relation to students, I would point out specific parts of the book where she is rewarded for going against the mainstream in what was expected for young girls, and above all, holding true to herself. Throughout the story, Madeline shows remarkable acts of bravery, by encountering the tiger at the zoo without a single bit of fear in her body and at the end, influencing her fellow peers to be more like her. This children’s book has the potential to provide students holding …show more content…
They must learn something out of all the information they’re taking in.” This links back to the ideology section of LSI. Eighty percent of reading a person does for pleasure happens before the age of 5, meaning that the books you select to put in front of a child shapes the way he/she portrays the world. Exciting action verbs also play a part in developing a well-rounded book for a young reader not only for a performing aspect, but also for individual reading. “When reading to a child, we like to pick out books with exciting action verbs. This allows us to create an image in their head as their being read to. Also making the book more enjoyable to the audience.” As the reader is flipping through the pages and finding verbs, they could put emphasis on these words by acting them out and changing the tone of their voice. Exciting pronunciation of words not only helps with comprehension of understanding the characters, but also adds into the language part of LSI. Action verbs connect to both positive and negative vocabulary and diction, in deciding how the verb connects the the rest of the sentence, or phrase. Lastly, when referring back to my 4:45 essay, I