Imagination...

Does imagination play a role in learning and success in life? In a word, yes.

"According to Dorothy Singer, professor of psychology at Yale University and co-author of The House of Make Believe: Children's Play and the Developing Imagination, children who actively use their imagination reap a host of benefits, such as playing cooperatively and being successful in school" Imagination can help a child solve problems, by role-playing in their head, they are able to go through different situations and outcomes, and decide on the best possible one. I remember as a little kid imagining that i was grown-up, taking on roles that grown ups had. From teacher, to nurse, to mom, to even florist I was able to practice real-life skills. Imagination can also help to encourage communication and a wide range of vocabulary for a child. They often make up stories or repeat stories they have heard imagining that it happened to them. And, lastly, a child's imagination will be a lifelong skill of thinking creatively or outside the box. Through children's books, a child can become any character in any story that they read. Imagination has endless possibility.