Possibilities of Children's Reading Development in the Context of the Cultural Mission of the School

(in English) The diploma thesis deals with contemporary children's reading as one of the ways of cultural mission of the school and the possibilities of development of children's reading. The theoretical part shows the school as an environment for cultural and value education, points out the importance of transmitting the values of society and cultural heritage. In the context of reading, it discusses the factors influencing children's reading. It highlights the influence of the family, the school environment or the personality of teachers and ways of motivating reading, as well as the influence of peer groups and modern technology. It provides an overview of current book projects, annual reading awards in the field of children's literature, and presents the results of selected current research on reading and literacy. This diploma thesis is conceived as a theoretical-empirical thesis. For the empirical part, a qualitative research strategy using structured interviews is chosen. The empirical investigation is aimed at finding out the opinion of pedagogical staff and the informed public of Dobříš region on selected aspects of contemporary children's reading. The results of the investigation are further compared with other research. The aim of the diploma thesis is to describe how children's reading..