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On top of everything else literacy enables people to cleanse and mend their souls. A
particular type of therapy – bibliotherapy helps to recover from various mental and even

physical issues with the help of suitable books. Books help through periods of hardship
and problems and writing is similarly therapeutic. Writing your worries on the sand on the

beach where water dissolves them, is also calming.

Keeping a diary or a public blog, composing poems for oneself or sharing them with peers

are also activities which encourage development of reflection and analysis skills. Persons
using them are better able to understand and recognise emotions and thoughts, can give

meaning to life and enjoy it. With younger children pedagogical documentation can be

used in the reflection stage, when children talk about their thoughts, the teacher records
them on the phone or other digital devices and then writes them up. These thoughts are

interesting to read later by both children and parents.

Ülenurme Lasteaia Mõmmikute rühma tüdrukud on leindud hubase paiga raamatute
vaatamiseks ja „ettelugemiseks“. Foto õpetaja Evelin Sarapuu.