A study on children literature program: the teacher's role / Abang Mohd Farizan Abang Yakup

For decades, teacher has done a great job in giving guidance and shaping students. From the young age, maybe four or five month, children have started their first learning process at kindergarten. This process is a life-long learning process. The teacher’s role towards the implementation of children literature program is a vital task. In Malaysia, the awareness towards the importance of children literature program still minor, especially in the rural area. It is important for educators of rural students to model the characteristics of an adult who possesses high values and morals in order to be effective. Seaton (2007), conducted research using observations and interactions with eight middle school girls in a 11 rural school. During these interactions and observations, Seaton discusses the girl's desire for students to care for their students, and the girls' desire for teachers to model good behavior so they would be encouraged to act the same. She concludes that there Is a disconnect between teachers and their students. Seaton points on the usual characteristics of a rural high school; a smaller setting where everyone knows everybody and where teachers have smaller class sizes that help In creating deeper relationships.