Re:Cleartext: A text editor that only allows the 1,000 most ...
by Spooky23 on Wednesday April 06, 2016 @10:33PM
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Keep in mind that the point of these exercises is to make instructions, explanations and short narratives more approachable.
If describing something with a limited vocabulary is awkward and impossible, maybe your approach is too complex.
My 4 year old is starting to learn how to read, and you can see in his eyes the connections made when he tries to read a basic level book. The sentence structure is obvious and predictable, and he's pretty good at getting it.
With a more complex book (Ex: The Little Red Caboose), he recognizes words and "paraphrases" the story with the pictures.
If describing something with a limited vocabulary is awkward and impossible, maybe your approach is too complex.
My 4 year old is starting to learn how to read, and you can see in his eyes the connections made when he tries to read a basic level book. The sentence structure is obvious and predictable, and he's pretty good at getting it.
With a more complex book (Ex: The Little Red Caboose), he recognizes words and "paraphrases" the story with the pictures.