I engage my subjects in conversation, patterned after psychiatric questioning, with the aim of discovering something about the reasoning underlying their right but especially their wrong answers.
Jean PiagetRead
Children read to learn - even when they are reading fantasy, nonsense, light verse, comics or the copy on cereal packets, they are expanding their minds all the time, enlarging their vocabulary, making discoveries - it is all new to them.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Children's reading, regardless of genre, contributes to their learning and cognitive development.
This quote emphasizes the importance of reading in children's development, highlighting that every genre or type of text they engage with, whether it's fantasy or light verse, plays a crucial role in expanding their vocabulary and stimulating their minds. It points out that even seemingly trivial texts, such as cereal packets, help children discover new concepts and ideas, contributing to their overall learning experience.
Themes
ChildrenReadingLearningVocabularyEducationFantasy
In practice
Example use cases
A teacher might use this quote to encourage parents to read with their children, regardless of the material.
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