“When beetles fight these battles in a bottle with their paddles
and the bottle's on a poodle and the poodle's eating noodles...
...they call this a muddle puddle tweetle poodle beetle noodle
bottle paddle battle.”
― Dr. Seuss, Fox in Socks
and the bottle's on a poodle and the poodle's eating noodles...
...they call this a muddle puddle tweetle poodle beetle noodle
bottle paddle battle.”
― Dr. Seuss, Fox in Socks
Sam holding green eggs and ham. A fox in blue socks standing in a box. A wocket in a young boy's pocket. These images are from several of Dr. Seuss's books. Many of us have grown up with Dr. Seuss's stories. Children have learned to read from these stories. Dr. Seuss's stories often didn't start off with a moral for Dr. Seuss felt that children could spot a moral from a mile-off. Instead, his stories included crazy characters and made up words. Children often learned to read off of these books, and they were full of made up words. Children are still, to this day, learning to read from books full of made up words such as wockets.
Dr. Seuss books are designed to be an easy read. This means exactly what it sounds like- they are books that are easy to read.The books usually have large print as well as illustrations that make it easy for the child to 'decode' what the words are saying, even if that word is 'wocket.'
These books also taught children to read in a way that was much more fun than the standard 'See Dick run' books. With his fun, charismatic rhymes, Seuss teaches children to learn through rhymes as well as through making reading fun for children. The great doctor taught us simple things, such as to never stop learning. In 1954, children weren't learning to read because they they books they had were boring. Dr. Seuss solved that by writing the Cat in the Hat. This is his legacy. Through rhymes and new words, Seuss allowed children to read and truly question. He allowed us all to ask, what is a wocket? And why is it in my pocket?
Being a fan of Dr. Seuss myself, I really liked this post. It was interesting to note that children were reluctant to read due to the lack of "fun" books.
ReplyDeleteYou make a really great point. I went through my old books once, and I realized how boring those "See Spot Run" books really were. Dr. Seuss not only made reading easy, but he made it fun, too!
ReplyDeleteHappy to see Dr. Seuss getting the respect he deserves.
ReplyDeleteThings to consider for your next post:
-Make your posts easier to read easier by adding contrast -darkening either the font or the background.
-Back up your claims. In this post, you say that children weren't learning to read in 1954. This sounds a little suspicious. Add credibility by citing source material (easy to do on the web -just add a link).
Keep up the good work. Keep writing. Keep improving.