We are learning all the time - about the world and about ourselves. We learn without knowing that we are learning and we learn without effort every moment of the day. We learn what is interesting to us... and we… — Frank Smith Copy Share Image
Two kinds of reading can be distinguished. I call them reading like a reader and reading like a writer ... when you read like… — Frank Smith Copy Share Image
“❝One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.❞” — Frank Smith Copy Share Image
Uses are always much broader than functions, and usually far less contentious. The word function carries overtones of purpose andpropriety, of concern with why… — Frank Smith Copy Share Image
Thoughts are created in the act of writing. [It is a myth that] you must have something to say in order to write. Reality:… — Frank Smith Copy Share Image
The teachers who get "burned out" are not the ones who are constantly learning, which can be exhilarating, but those who feel they must… — Frank Smith Copy Share Image
Language is not a genetic gift, it is a social gift. Learning a new language is becoming a member of the club -the community… — Frank Smith Copy Share Image
It is a libel to suggest that children need rewards for attending to tasks, apart from intrinsic interest and satisfaction. Children work very hard… — Frank Smith Copy Share Image
“First, relax. ... And my second helpful hint is that you should not try to memorize anything you read in this book. ... My… — Frank Smith Copy Share Image
Writing is for stories to be read, books to be published, poems to be recited, plays to be acted, songs to be sung, newspapers… — Frank Smith Copy Share Image
Reading and writing don't inevitably go together. You can read without learning a thing about writing, grammar, or spelling, although, you certainly can't learn… — Frank Smith Copy Share Image
It is difficult to distinguish deduction from what in other circumstances is called problem-solving. And concept learning, inference, and reasoning by analogy are all… — Frank Smith Copy Share Image