POETRY OF THE BRAZILIAN MIDWEST:

CULTIVATING READERS IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY

Abstract

The acquisition of reading practice, in various cultural spaces, consists of a continuous process that favors the construction of the production of meanings of the read texts, especially literary ones. Reading practice is, therefore, a fundamental aspect for cultural promotion, and it is important to use a methodology that privileges the space of the school library as an active agent in this process of reader formation. The mediations in this space can be potentiated with reading strategies (Solé, 1998) effectively focused on the constitution of the reader, because, as he reads, he understands the meanings of the text and carries out a complex cognitive exercise (Girotto and Souza, 2010). Thus, it is emphasized that the library environment is interactive, being a space not only for the promotion of information and culture but also a space where the reader has a voice,

expresses positions and constructs their interpretations based on mediations that explore literary works and involve the use of strategies, considering the verbal and visual texts, including those published in digital resources. In this sense, this article promotes the process of reader formation in the school library space, taking as a reference the poems “O prato azul-pombinho”, by the Goianian Cora Coralina, and “Terra azul” and “Conversa de avó”, by the Mato-grossense Ivens Cuiabano Scaff. These works are analyzed and possible practices are suggested to be developed with children from Early Childhood Education and the early years of Elementary School.