The Effects Of Bullying On Children s Literature

Introduction Bullying is a prominent issue among people of all ages. It has become a huge issue among children in schools. Bullying is a factor that can cause students to want to leave school or to become home schooled. The problem is, many students may not know they are being bullied, what a bully is or what they can do to handle it. In pre schools and elementary schools bullying is a topic that is seen everyday. From a students perspective Pre School and early elementary school is their first look in what â€Å"real† schooling is like and gives them a first impression about making friends and learning. Its important for teachers and staff to stop the bullying problems just as they begin to ensure that the bully won’t continue bullying and†¦show more content†¦30 children between the ages of four and six were interviewed at a preschool. They were asked questions like: What is a bully? The books were then read to the students, and following the reading, the students partic ipated in a quick interview and a visual likert scale to determine their overall feelings toward each book some questions that were asked included what did you think about this book? Was there a bully in this book? Every book was analyzed by two children and the researches recorded how often the students agreed on each question. The students were then given the initial questionnaire and results were noted in comparing the answers before the readings and after. All 30 students were able to identify what a bully is and give examples, this increased from the pre-interview by five students. All students had at least a â€Å"good† understanding of a bully, every student also gave two possible positive things to do if they are bullied – this increased by 13 students who previously said they would hurt them. Finally, all students even said they would speak up if they saw another student being bullied. Article 2: Small-Scale Bullying prevention discussion video for classrooms: Preliminary Evaluation (Todd Migliaccio and Juliana Raskauskas) Todd Migliaccio and Juliana Raskauskas conducted a study utilizing a video source to assist teachers in starting discussions on the topic of bullying. 81 students participated in this study; a survey was sent out 1 month before the