The use of textbooks in early childhood education

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Abstract

This article is the result of two theoretical researches, which investigated the use of textbooks in early childhood education, making notes based on Childhood Studies. Therefore, it is proposed: i) to analyze the concepts of childhood, children and early childhood education present in textbooks aimed at children; ii) understand the place of reading and writing processes in this stage of basic education. As a methodology for writing this text, it was developed a documentary and content analysis of volumes I and II of a work approved in the National Book and Teaching Material Program (PNLD-2022) and which was adopted in several public schools of Minas Gerais municipalities. The results point out that the conceptions of children, childhood and early childhood education are supported by a didactic organization linked to Learning Rights. However, most activities favor mechanical reading and writing tasks intended for preparation for elementary school.