I used Minecraft to teach my kids reading and writing

Re:I used Minecraft to teach my kids reading and writing by leke on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @05:09PM (#24911932)

My 10yo daughter has been playing Roblox for a couple of years. I was really surprised about some of the worlds she plays. To progress through the stages, players have to solve a series of puzzles. These puzzles can be anything you can think of, and I know because she would often call me for help with them.

She hates school, and it's always a fight to get her to do homework, but she can sit for hours on these puzzle games and talk to people in different languages (basically), while typing like a demon.

She still hates school, but yesterday we got a report from the teacher saying she's excelling in tests. This wasn't the case a year ago.

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Re:I used Minecraft to teach my kids reading and writing by gabereiser on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @05:44PM (#24912285)

My autistic 11 year old has been playing roblox and Minecraft for the better part of 6 years now. He used to not talk other than single words. He can now spell, read, form sentences. This is all in addition to his IEP and education of course, but I like to think it helps. I never help him spell words to find games, I always make him sound it out and learn.

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