If we are always reading aloud something that is more difficult than children can read themselves then when they come to that book later, or books like that, they will be able to read them - which is why even a fifth grade teacher, even a tenth grade teacher, should still be reading to children aloud. There is always something that is too intractable for kids to read on their own.
You experience other cultures to give you a kind of shock that makes you look at your own culture. You appreciate it more as a result of being out of… - Mem Fox
You experience other cultures to give you a kind of shock that makes you look at your own culture. You appreciate it more as a result of being out of…
- Mem Fox
Writing a picture book is like writing 'War and Peace' in Haiku. - Mem Fox
Writing a picture book is like writing 'War and Peace' in Haiku.
As everyone knows, nothing is sweeter than tiny baby fingers and chubby baby toes. - Mem Fox
As everyone knows, nothing is sweeter than tiny baby fingers and chubby baby toes.
Books don't harm kids; they arm them. - Mem Fox
Books don't harm kids; they arm them.
If we are always reading aloud something that is more difficult than children can read themselves then when they come to that book later, or books li… - Mem Fox
If we are always reading aloud something that is more difficult than children can read themselves then when they come to that book later, or books li…
You're not lonely when you're teaching, you're not quiet, you're laughing most of the time, you're having a wonderful time interacting with young peo… - Mem Fox
You're not lonely when you're teaching, you're not quiet, you're laughing most of the time, you're having a wonderful time interacting with young peo…
If you are not a writer, you will not understand the difficulties of writing. If you are not a writer, you will not know the fears and hopes of the w… - Mem Fox
If you are not a writer, you will not understand the difficulties of writing. If you are not a writer, you will not know the fears and hopes of the w…
Reading aloud and talking about what we're reading sharpens children's brains. It helps develop their ability to concentrate at length, to solve prob… - Mem Fox
Reading aloud and talking about what we're reading sharpens children's brains. It helps develop their ability to concentrate at length, to solve prob…
I realized with grief that purposeless activities in language arts are probably the burial grounds of language development and that coffins can be fo… - Mem Fox
I realized with grief that purposeless activities in language arts are probably the burial grounds of language development and that coffins can be fo…
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