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) says that authors teach children to read: \u201cNot just any authors, but the authors of the stories that children love to read, that children often know by heart before they begin to read the story. \u00a0This prior knowledge or strong expectation of how the story will develop is the key to learning to read.\u201d <\/p>\n So, begin with eschatology. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Frank Smith ( Insult to Intelligence: The Bureaucratic Invasion of Our Classrooms ) says that authors teach children to read: \u201cNot just any authors, but the authors of the stories that children love to read, that children often know by heart before they begin to read the story. \u00a0This prior knowledge or strong expectation of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3021,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-theology-eschatology"],"yoast_head":"\n
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