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I don't know for US, but here, in France, children start to really learn to read at school after preschool, around 6-7 yo. Some succeed, some have difficulties
by Xoros 9y ago
I don't know for US, but here, in France, children start to really learn to read at school after preschool, around 6-7 yo. Some succeed, some have difficulties to achieve.
Of course they start learning concepts in preschool, but it's not an obligation to put your kids in preschool (most parents do, but you don't have to)
So isn't it a problem with text, reading, words... than a specific code problem ?
As a parent, I'm going to teach coding to my kids, starting next year, they'll be 8 yo. I'll start with scratch then probably some python. And I'm lucky my kids are both fluent readers. But I'll still start with scratch.
- hacker_9 9y agoThe problem isn't reading ability, it's the rigid structure of words that confuses them (this happens at any age range). What is or isn't allowed? Grammar rules are invisible at the end of the day and to be honest what does 'move(.left)' signify? Even after 15 years as a programmer I find this grammar confusing, is it shorthand for 'this.left'? shorthand for an enum? I'm even wondering if this grammar is even useful, if it doesn't look anything like languages in commercial use. Using icons makes a lot more sense, as they are immediately recognizable pictures that come with the expectation of no structure to learn, and it looks like from the article they just simply put one icon after another in a list.