The Aha Moment!!!

Just in case anyone viewing this site has a child reading The Hiding Place here are the links that I shared with my child.   The last one is a vocabulary list for the first four chapters of the book.  As I was talking with my son about the links, I discovered that he didn't bother looking at the vocabulary one.  When I inquired why, he told me that he would open it up if or when he comes across a word he doesn't understand.   Now this was the opening that I allowed me to discuss with my son the difference between REALLY KNOWING THE DEFINITION OF A WORD  V.  RECOGNIZING A WORD AND THINKING YOU KNOW THE DEFINITION OF IT.   I asked my son if he ever experienced reading a passage in a book and coming across a word that he had seen before,  but might not know exactly what it meant.  He said that he had had that experience before.  I further inquired whether he would look up the word or continue reading, and he said he would continue reading.   And of course I had to ask why he didn't look up the word, and he matter-of-factly said  because he knew the word.  "Knew" by his definition meaning recognized it from a previous reading experience.   Now the "AHA MOMENT".  So, I asked him is knowing/recognizing the word the same as know/defining/understanding the word.  And he answered, hesitantly (because there was a moment of enlightenment), "No".    The "No" signaled that I had broken through and now had a platform in which to discuss how to use the vocabulary list.  Moreover, it had given me an opportunity to help my child to learn how reading for understanding/comprehension is accomplished when a teacher and/or parent is not readily available.   

http://www.amadeus-hotel.com/GB/tenboom.htm

http://www.biography.com/people/corrie-ten-boom-21358155

https://quizlet.com/10706095/the-hiding-place-chapter-1-4-vocabulary-flash-cards/