I used Minecraft to teach my kids reading and writing

Re:I used Minecraft to teach my kids reading and writing by ArnoVW on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @04:21PM (#24911394)

Pro tip: if you're trying to expose your kids to foreign languages, change the language of games to that language (in the same vain as "watch cartoons in that language)

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Re:I used Minecraft to teach my kids reading and writing by WrtCdEvrydy on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @04:40PM (#24911618)

English learned through subtitles here... Star Trek TNG at night.

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Re:I used Minecraft to teach my kids reading and writing by cjm42 on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @05:01PM (#24911833)

Did you listen to English audio with subtitles in your native language, or dubbed audio with English subtitles?

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Re:I used Minecraft to teach my kids reading and writing by WrtCdEvrydy on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @08:14AM (#24917825)

English audio, english subtitles.

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Re:I used Minecraft to teach my kids reading and writing by johnisgood on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @05:40PM (#24912248)

English and C learned here through ioquake3 forks. :)

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Re:I used Minecraft to teach my kids reading and writing by rhn_mk1 on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @04:59PM (#24911807)

Extra tip: if you want to expose yourself to foreign languages, change the language of games you play.

Works best when playing a new game, where you haven't memorized the vocabulary and the UI yet.

Games which are not story based, but full of text (sims, managers) are good for repetition learning.

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Re:I used Minecraft to teach my kids reading and writing by lawn on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @05:16PM (#24912022)

With YouTube's recommendation engine our 3-year old regularly watches cartoons in Arabic, Russian, Spanish and English. And he's using words he's heard in the right context too.

(We're Swedish).

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