The role of folk riddles in children’s development
The role of folk riddles in children’s development

Author(s): Krisztián Katona, Attila B. Kis
Subject(s): Pedagogy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: riddle; wisdom test; joking questions; long-term memory; observing and combinative skills; mathematical-logical skills; language-communication skills
Summary/Abstract: Nowadays the practice of saying riddles has gone beyond its prime family environmentand thus became adapted in educational institutions. The present article gives an overviewon studies on this short form of word play conducted by Hungarian scholars and suggests howand what purpose they serve when implemented in children’s development at the preschool andelementary levels

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