In other words, don't be afraid to read the more difficult books with and to your children. Help them develop a taste for and skill with vocabulary.
J.R.R. Tolkien
Monday, July 13, 2009
Tolkien on Choosing Books for Children
Ray Van Neste (whose blog, The Children's Hour, I highly recommend to parents of young readers) quotes J.R.R. Tolkien: “A good vocabulary is not acquired by reading books written according to some notion of the vocabulary of one’s age-group. It comes from reading books above one.”
In other words, don't be afraid to read the more difficult books with and to your children. Help them develop a taste for and skill with vocabulary.
J.R.R. Tolkien
In other words, don't be afraid to read the more difficult books with and to your children. Help them develop a taste for and skill with vocabulary.
J.R.R. Tolkien
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