[WEB4LIB] Why do children like big type?

[Paul H. Gray]

I'm sure there are some deeply scholarly studies on this subject -
But I can't help recalling a trick my grandfather used to love to play on
kids -
offering us our choice of a great big shiny nickel -- or a little tiny dime

And yes - up to the age we had come to learn better -- it worked every time.

Being impressed by size would seem to be in our nature -
SO - yes -- I guess if you want your children to stop enjoying large type
type you will probably have to train them -- or just wait for them to
outgrow it :-)

Paul H. Gray
TCCD Northeast Campus Library
Hurst, TX
(Yes - TEXAS -- where everything IS bigger -- AND better) :-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib at webjunction.org
> [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Hanan Cohen
> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 12:43 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Why do children like big type?
>
>
> I am working in a library. We offer PC's for typing homework and PC's
> for web surfing. Here are some observations I have accumulated during my
> work here.
>
> I have noticed that children like to see BIG type on their screens and
> papers.
> . . .
> It seems that when children see BIG, they feel that they get "more
> value". They "love" the opportunity to make things bigger, thus better.