Children involved in project work are encouraged to serve the group needs and share responsibility for what's accomplished.
Lilian KatzWhen a teacher tries to teach something to the entire class at the same time, chances are, one-third of the kids already know it; one-third will get it; and the remaining third wonโt. So two-thirds of the children are wasting their time.
Lilian KatzExperts generally agree that taking all opportunities to read books and other material aloud to children is the best preparation for their learning to read. The pleasures of being read to are far more likely to strengthen a child's desire to learn to read than are repetitions of sounds, alphabet drills, and deciphering uninteresting words.
Lilian Katz