{"product_id":"2026770001883-secondhand-on-learning-to-read-the-childs-fascination-with-meaning","title":"On Learning To Read: The Child's Fascination With Meaning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work in educational psychology and child development, On Learning to Read: The Child's Fascination with Meaning presents a bold and provocative argument: that conventional reading instruction in American schools is fundamentally flawed, actively undermining children's natural desire to find meaning in the written word. Drawing on psychoanalytic theory and extensive classroom observation, Bettelheim and Zelan illustrate how the dull, repetitive language of standard primers deadens children's curiosity and turns the act of reading into a joyless mechanical exercise. The authors argue passionately that children are not passive recipients of instruction but active, meaning-seeking minds who disengage when texts fail to engage their imagination and intelligence. With both scholarly rigor and genuine warmth, the work instructs educators and parents alike on how to recognize and nurture a child's innate drive toward literacy, urging a radical rethinking of how reading is taught. It remains an essential and deeply humanistic text for anyone invested in the intellectual and emotional lives of young learners.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48839390626011,"sku":"2026770001883-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/1c7c20b1-f0ea-401b-8efd-651a79a8c5f1.png?v=1780561420","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770001883-secondhand-on-learning-to-read-the-childs-fascination-with-meaning","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}