Quote Me:
“Each time one prematurely teaches a child something he could’ve discovered himself, that child is kept from inventing it and consequently from understanding it completely.”
I chose this quote because even though it is a lot easier and tempting at times to just tell a student what is expected, it is important for children to learn ideas themselves when they can. Give your students time to explore and discover because it will stay with them longer. This concept is especially important in students learning the difference between informative and literary texts.
“Children are surprised to learn that depending on their purposes for reading, they don’t have to read the text in order.”
I chose this quote because even though it is such a simple concept it is important and something children need to actually learn. Teach children to flip through books, the table of contents, headings and the index to make predictions. Then gradually release responsibility, a concept we learned in a previous chapter, by having them chose a nonfiction book they haven’t read and making predictions eye-to-eye and knee-to-knee. They will learn that in informative texts they can make predictions without reading the whole book in order, which they can’t in literary texts.