Research Trends in Children's Literature and Learning Environments

Objective: The objective is to analyze research trends in children's literature and learning environments in order to identify advances and gaps in knowledge. Method: The method includes an exhaustive review of scientific literature using the PRISMA method. Using the Publish or Perish search engine, which analyzes academic sources and employs a range of citation metrics, it produced a large number of articles selected by high-impact academic sources and recognized research trends on a given topic. Results and Discussion: The results indicate that research on the topic has increased in the last 4 years. Spain is the country that publishes the most on children's literature and learning environments. On the other hand, the analysis of the main categories reveals keywords with higher co-occurrence, such as reading comprehension. However, the least used pedagogical strategies for the promotion of reading are related to computer media, but it turns out to be an innovative strategy. Research Implications: The hermeneutic analysis conducted indicates that Children's literature is a powerful tool that not only propitiates in developing reading-writing skills in early childhood, but also impacts positively on the cognitive, emotional, social and physical development of boys and girls. Originality/Value: Reading comprehension emerges as a central node of study in the research trends, this is aligned with the justification of the analysis, to deepen and mitigate the effects of low reading comprehension in students in their first year of higher education.