"Even if he doesn't understand the new word, with the words he already knows he can still catch the meaning, so the child acquires vocabulary by reading. It's a virtuous circle."
Nuccio Ordine speaks out on today's hottest topics on today's hottest topics in education: the importance of school, the work of teachers, the content of subjects, etc.
In an article in La Vanguardia, journalist Carina Farreras reflects on the reading comprehension of Spanish students based on data from PISA and TIMSS, two international assessment studies.