第48页 chapter 3

To me an error means a child needs help, not a reprimand or ridicule for doing it wrong. No child should ever be told “That’s stupid” or “You can’t do it” or “You don’t know what you’re doing.” Adults should take a positive approach with children. The most important thing we can do as parents and teachers is build a child’s self-confidence. Any child can learn if he or she has not already been taught too thoroughly that learning is impossible. Children need reassurance and encouragement. They have to be told that it is all right to make mistakes because mistakes are part of learning. I tell my students:”If you knew everything there is to know, then you wouldn’t have to be in school.“

不要怕孩子犯错，不要责备他们，人人都不可能生而正确并懂得所有事情，我们应该鼓励孩子，帮助他们建立自信，帮助他们通过学习而把错误一点点搞正确。
Praise is essential in developing the right attitude toward learning and toward school. We all know this in theory. In practice we often forget the importance of praise in dealing with children. We forget how sensitive children can be and how fragile their egos are. It is painful for a child to be told “This is wrong.” Rather than punishing, teachers and parents should encourage continued effort:”This is good. It’s a wonderful try, but it is not quite right. Let’s try correcting this together.

无论何时，记得表扬孩子，这会让他们有动力，有成就感。但是，表扬要在他们有所进步的时候，当然，我们要努力发现他们的努力，他们的进步，发现他们可以被表扬的地方。同样的，什么时候都不要轻易地去批评孩子，他们是敏感而脆弱的，当孩子做错时，我们要让他们知道每个人都可能犯错。我们可以和孩子一起将错误改正。
Children need immediate feedback, especially in math and language where they need to master one skill before they can go on to the next...Delay in correcting errors only makes the child fall behind.
I find that children often understand a concept better when you take them to the black board rather than trying to correct them at their seat...She was probably not as beautiful as I then thought, but the way she walked and moved made her seem very sophisticated. I wanted to be just like her.

当孩子犯错时，孩子们需要马上的反馈，尤其是数学和语言，因为这些学习是连贯性的，所以我们需要寻找及时改正孩子们错误的方法，而让孩子们到黑板前演示会让我们及时发现错误并及时帮他们改正，孩子们也可以迅速的掌握。
其次，老师的言谈举止都会成为孩子们模仿的对象，所以，作为一个老师，或者家长，我们需要时时注意自己的言谈举止，对于孩子来说，身教比言传更能让他们快速的学习成长。

I try to get them in the habit of using correct grammar when they speak, and I have them read aloud every day so I can check pronunciation as well as comprehension. Having children read silently in class only allows their mistakes to go unnoticed.

大声朗读是检查孩子们读音是否正确的好方法，也可以让他们掌握更多的原本他们不熟悉的词汇。