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A couple of other things I've done with her: when she was 2 I'd sometimes ask her what pictures she wanted to look at (usually an animal) then I'd show her the
by mkempe 12y ago
A couple of other things I've done with her: when she was 2 I'd sometimes ask her what pictures she wanted to look at (usually an animal) then I'd show her the results of Google Image search on a tablet or laptop. The color filter was fun, especially for starfish.
Now she also knows about Wikipedia and will ask every other week whether we can look something up on the iPad, e.g. why do camels have humps; we end up learning a lot of other things. She's not yet able to comfortably read at the level of Wikipedia, maybe next year.
I can see in her eyes she doesn't quite grok it when I say this access to images and explanations did not exist when I was a child. I loved the depictions of The Diamond Age. Wish we were closer to it by now.
- Bakkot 12y agoRe: reading level: do give the Simple English Wikipedia a try!
- avinashv 12y ago> She's not yet able to comfortably read at the level of Wikipedia May I recommend http://simple.wikipedia.org http://simple.wikipedia.org? It's obviously not nearly as expansive as the standard English version, but it's a great option for EFL adults or younger kids.