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Originally Posted by shalym
I think being forced to always look things up also helps children learn to figure out the meaning of words using context.
Shari
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Yep. So in addition to getting answers to their immediate questions, kids who are forced to look things up benefit by:
(1) Doing what Shari described
(2) Better remembering what was learned because of #1 as well as because of the effort expended, and
(3) Developing the useful skills and habit of using reference materials to look things up
(4) Beginning to learn to conduct research
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Give a man to fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll eat for a lifetime. - Chinese proverb
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