Posted by D J Lancaster on June 22, 1998 at 18:42:06:
In Reply to: What age child is the first book aimed at? (n/t) posted by rpcman on June 22, 1998 at 10:26:34:
Here is a page from the book:
"The ability to reflect on our own thinking--and talk about it--is what makes human intelligence so powerful. Moreover, the process of learning to use language to think about ideas and communicate them to others has powerful effects on brain development, although these uses of language do not always come naturally. Research shows that normal youngsters pick up language basics without half trying--they just absorb them like oxygen. The refinements, however, must be learned and practiced with the help of a supportive enviornment. They include:
* Understanding more advanced sentence structure(the kind found in books or conversation above fourth-grade level).
*expanding "social" functions of language (persuading people to cooperate or "selling" a point of view, inferring another persons motives)
*using language to plan, talk through problems, and pay attention.
The very process of exercising these higher-level language circuits in the brain strengthens and expands them. Unfortunately, many children in today's video generation are being short-changed on this kind of stimulation, which may help explain the rash of learning problems in our schools. Teachers--and test results--tell us that many students now show specific weakness in these particular skills, with difficulty in paying attention leading the list."
Probably parents whose children are above 5 years old would benefit most from reading this book.
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