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I... don't agree. Context is noticeably awkward when you get it wrong, and I'd say the article appears to have identified this as a problem and presents it as
by learnstats2 7y ago
I... don't agree.
Context is noticeably awkward when you get it wrong, and I'd say the article appears to have identified this as a problem and presents it as "this is a problem therefore it must be fixed". But, most of the time, there is not that awkwardness: context is extremely helpful to learners - of any subject.
It also appears that you are describing how to learn to read in an alphabetic system - so it's not immediately obvious that what you have said could apply to "most people in the world".
- conscion 7y agoContext is noticeably awkward when a reader already knows how to read. Take the example in the article. > But Rodney said: "My dog likes to lick his bone." The context makes perfect sense and matches the picture. The issue is 'Rodney' didn't actually read half the words.
- learnstats2 7y agoI did read the article and was referring to exactly that. This happened once to this child and so I'd call it cherry-picking. It's not as easy to observe when context is helpful as when it fails. As an adult, I probably only read about half the words in a useful e-mail. (hopefully with more skill than a child reading a picture book). I wouldn't call that an issue.
- scotty79 7y agoDuring my learning one could often hear teacher saying "Oi! Read! Don't make stuff up!" I think kids should be rather discouraged than encouraged to rely on context.