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Young children need to learn how to learn and to think. If we test only whether they know their letter names rather than whether they can use this knowledge, we have missed the boat. If we test only how many words they know and not whether they can link them into story lines and narrative, we won’t know if we have prepared them for reading. If we look only at whether they know the names of the number symbols, we will have no idea about whether they have a concept of more or less and whether they realize that adding and subtracting are related. If we test only surface markers of achievement, we will never know if we are fostering intelligence. And if we test only language and mathematics, we will not even consider the developing social skills that are so important to children’s growth.
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Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Golinkoff
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Einstein Never Used Flash Cards
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Jeff Johnson is an early learning trainer, podcaster, and author who founded Explorations Early Learning, Playvolution HQ, and Play Haven.
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