“儿童需要时间去发展、去试验、去探究、去重复、去加强、去获得、去学习。作为家长,应该给儿童所需要的时间。”遵照铃木的方法学习演奏小提琴和获得其他技能——不论是数学、物理或是打网球——很相似。“阅读”是我所教的一项高度复杂的技能,它和小提琴演奏没有什么不同。阅读的准备工作是从出生之时而不是从入学的第一天开始的。儿童们把他们过去所有的经历和所有的发展都带入到这两种学习的过程中去。 “Children need time to develop, to experiment, to explore, to repeat, to strengthen, to acquire, to learn.” Parents should give their children the time they need. "Follow Suzuki’s method of playing violin and acquiring other skills - Whether it’s math, physics or tennis - it’s very similar. Reading is a highly sophisticated skill I teach, and it’s no different from a violin. Preparation for reading begins at birth and not on the first day of school. Children bring all their past experiences and all their development into the process of both learning.