Abstract:

This paper presents a new original method of work with children - intuitive, expressive and kinesthetic text analysis.

The aim of the thesis is the search of action ways which will reveal the potential embedded in the literary work (understood as the satisfaction of mental needs, stimulation of reflexive attitude) and activate the plentitude of child’s creative interpretation abilities. The author took it upon herself to answer the following questions: What steers the child’s decoding process of literary work meanings? And how far a kinesthetic procedure of a child’s contact with a book will affect the stimulation of its development?

The paper comprises of three parts: the first one includes theoretical considerations, the second part concentrates on the methodological bases of own experimental research assuming a generalized and individualized perspective in all explores areas of the kinesthetic strategy influence on the learners’ development – primary school grades 1 to 3. the last part is the interpretation of results obtained throughout the empirical searches.

On their basis a statement was formed that kinesthetic interpretation of lyric poetry allows: complete cognition and experiencing of a literary text by means of parallel activation of perception channels; experiencing the literature with the entire being which influences a more precise decoding and assuming of the values present in the text; activation of interpersonal modality satisfying natural needs of expressing oneself, appreciation, communication with others and expressing of own experiences.

Keywords:

Child’s Literary Education, Interpretation of Lyric Poetry, Intersemiotics.