Bulgarian Folklore in the Reading Books for the First and Second Grades (with First Circulation 2016 – 2017)

The article presents part of the results of a research activity carried out under the project “SUMMIT – Research, testing and analysis of the implementation of innovative approaches in the education of students and pupils from 1st to 4th grades – Part I”. The goal is for students to be prepared methodically and correctly to develop the topics related to studying/teaching works from Bulgarian folklore, included in the 27 alternative reading books from first to fourth grade, through which the “Literary Education” component is realized. Tables No. to No. 14 show the number and titles of texts from Bulgarian (and foreign) folklore that are included in the analyzed 15 reading books for first and second grade. The relative share of works from Bulgarian folklore, compared to the total number of studied works, as well as texts that are present in more than one reading book, is highlighted.